In Michael Moore's film Roger and Me GM's plan was to close eleven factories in the United States and open eleven in Mexico, and pay the workers lower wages. ... Then GM also told the union that they were broke so the workers would take a pay cut, then GM took that money and opened up more overseas factories. ... In Flint 30,000 jobs were eliminated. ... Also many people in Flint were being evicted from their homes because they could not afford to pay their rent. ... Some people coped by finding new jobs some ex auto workers worked at Taco Bell while some were trained to work a...

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Many taxpayers don't want to pay for putting criminals through college. ... This also extends beyond college credit classes to just job training. ... With so many people unemployed in the United States, labor unions argue that criminals should not be trained in prison at the taxpayer's expense, just to come out of prison and take away jobs from innocent job seekers. ... And since the prison doesn't have to pay its employees (prisoners), or pays them below minimum wage, how can a private business compete. ... Job training and college level classes also deter prisoners from l...

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At first, Henry is parking cars and doing little odd jobs for the wise guys. ... The three ran jobs like robbing cargo trucks filled with goods from fur coats, to cigarettes, and even liq! ... They would also order things, and then get them, but never pay a dime for them. ... They would pay him for these tips, and he wouldn't try to do anything to stop it. ... This movie did a good job of showing how organized crime was run and how all of the crimes were done. ...

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Criminals on house arrest are drug tested often and have to keep a daily log of their events as well as perform community service, pay weekly and monthly fines to help cover the cost of their house arrest, and attend rehabilitation classes. ... Plus those sentenced to house arrest are forced to pay fees to help compensate for the costs of maintaining their house arrest. ... However when some is released from prison, their conviction is permanently on their record making it hard for them to find housing, they have been out of the work field for a long period of time which hinders their ability ...

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Students pay tuition and can use financial aid for remedial courses, but cannot receive college credit and cannot be transferred. ... A number of them end up getting part time jobs due to their financial problems and most times this still is not enough for school expenses. In the journal, A Sense of Belonging: Improving Student Retention, the author, Patrick O'Keefe, stated that students who work part time and those working extended periods in low paying jobs are less inclined to see themselves as students and are more prone to dropping out (607). ... Nowadays, good jobs cannot be obtaine...

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Jacobson the mastermind behind it all has already been convicted of the crimes and has been ordered to pay $13.4 million in restitution. ... Simon Marketing has lost the $500 million dollars a year worth of business from McDonald's, and more than 200 people have lost their jobs. ... He has cost many people their jobs and if things don"t change Simon Marketing could go under. ...

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Aren't they just doing there job though? ... That idea could very well be that the criminals should have to pay for themselves to live in jail. ... No one should have to pay for their right to live. ... It is not our job as a society to just protect ourselves by, "safely," killing some one who is deemed unsafe to live amongst us (Warren 1). ... It's not worth paying for a criminal/ murderer to have a descent life in jail. ...

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To take a stand on such a subject is a difficult job. ... It turns out that it is cheaper to pay for keeping these criminals in prison for life then it is to kill them. ... If they want the justice that they deserve they have to pay more then they would if they settled for life in prison. I think that this is a bad deal for everyone, but that is the price we must pay for justice. ... Although more expensive I am willing to pay for the added justice. ...

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For example we can get punished for something as little as not paying a parking ticket or a severe punishment for murder. ... A person who commits a crime should have to pay for the consequences. ... " (Two concepts if rules by John Rawls page 5) If we consider the job of a judge, they must sentence criminals to a certain punishment based on the crime they committed. ... For example if a person is murdered the murderer should pay for the crime with his or her own life. ... Criminals should pay for the crimes they have done with their lives. ...

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Parents work from dusk till dawn but it's still not enough to pay for the mortgage, bills, utilities, etc. ... Both my parents knew very little English and worked a 9-5 job and going to school at the same time. ... The inclination to violence springs from the circumstances of life among the ghetto poor- the lack of jobs that a pay a living wage, the stigma of race, the fallout from rampant drug use and drug trafficking, and the resulting alienation and lack of hope for the future." ... A person may be able to support himself/herself by having a minimum wage job but most likely wont be abl...

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Therefore, they are sent to prison or jail to pay for what they did, to be punished. ... These prisoners are getting three meals a day, a roof over their heads, warm beds, cable television, recreational equipment, jobs that pay, and opportunities. ... For instance, we could give them a chance to acquire job skills; which will improve the chances that inmates will become productive citizens upon release. ... The reason behind this thinking is that prisons supply thousands of jobs to the economy. Also the construction of new prisons brings millions of dollars into the economy each year and if ...

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Socioeconomic Inequalities in El Barrio In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio was written by Philippe Bourgois in order to explain why a substantial amount of the residents of El Barrio stray from legal job markets and into lifestyles of crime and poverty. ... Hence, they are denied well paying jobs not only because of their race but because of their lack of education. Therefore in order to obtain the luxuries of the "American Dream" such as adequate housing, a job with opportunities for advancement, nice cars and other such amenities, those in the "ghetto" lifestyle opt to...

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Prisons, jails, and youth institutions are overflowing; violent crime has risen alarmingly and citizens feel increasingly vulnerable in their homes, schools, and at their job sites. ... Finally, the justice system plans to pay closer attention to suggestions brought forth by those who have seen firsthand what might build a stronger Juvenile Justice System. ... They look for protection and ways to make them pay for what they have done. ... What price SHOULD the government be willing to pay?...

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Older children may be required to work long hours at a job to help bring money to the family. ... For boys, leaving school generally means a succession of low paying jobs or life on the streets. ... We should pay close attention to what makes successful families and model ours after theirs. We need to recognize that marriage and parenting is a difficult job but can be oh-so-rewarding. ...

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In most cases, it can hinder the person's chance of going to college, getting a job, the freedom to even move around without being humiliated or looked up differently by his or her fellow peers. ... Secondly how it may influence a person's chances of getting a job. Everyone needs a job to survive in the society pay their taxes be able to feed and carry out several other life tasks. ...

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When an officer is on the job he looks for trends and patterns that will make his job easier. ... Since whites pay more money towards taxes than minorities they are putting more money into the police departments. ... Taxpayers already feel they pay too much for prisons. ... They would not stand to be paying more money to criminals whom they have no sympathy for. ...

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The offered education makes them return home with hope and confidence, having with them capability to find and hold satisfying jobs in a wide range of fields, which radically makes them less likely to return the prisons as they are now far better prepared to lead fulfilling and productive lives when free (Lockwood, 1991, p.27). College degrees come with many job opportunities, leading to a steady income and stable lifestyle that in turn provides large disincentive for criminal behavior as there is now more to live for. ... It would, therefore, be wrong to offer free college education as a pr...

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It would create jobs and economic opportunities, state and the local government would acquire new sources of revenue by regulating marijuana sales. The legalization of marijuana would benefit health, create jobs, help stimulate the economy and regulate crime. ... Legalizing marijuana would bring a great deal of jobs to the United States. ... "In Colorado, the marijuana industry claims to have created 10,000 jobs" (Ostrowski). ... Law enforcement is spending so much time arresting people and putting them in jail because of marijuana, which causes citizens to have to pay higher taxes ...

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Serious problem gamblers risk losing their jobs because of gambling activity, while employers must bear the burden of lost productivity associated most gambling workers. ... Indian casinos have hired a large number of both Indian and non-Indian peoples for both skilled and unskilled jobs. ... The second is that serious gamblers have a history of losing their jobs because of their addiction. ... The benefits are that casinos allow more job opportunities. ... If there is an increase in crime that means tax payers will have to pay more for criminals going to jail and legal fees. ...

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When a child commits a serious crime I believe that they should pay serious time. ... While spending time there the juveniles are given jobs to complete which helps them to learn a sense of responsibility. After the child does a really good job on something they have been working on, he or she may be congratulated by his or her leaders and in turn will feel good about themselves. Having someone tell these children that they did a good job and are helpful may be something that they have never experienced at home. ... Detentions centers are tough, but not too tough for juveniles to pay their...

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Older children may be required to work long hours at a job to help bring money to the family. ... For boys, leaving school generally means a succession of low paying jobs or life on the streets. ... Society should pay close attention to what makes successful families and model ours after theirs. The public needs to recognize that marriage and parenting is a difficult job but can be oh-so-rewarding. ...

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For instance, if every young offenders are sentencing to jail for a standard sentence of sixty or ninety days, then who is going to pay the cost of building extra cells, foods, security guards and toiletries? ... Community service sentence provided free labor for public works or nonprofit groups, held offenders accountable for the damage they caused, and most importantly, it will even left the youth with some new job or life skills to help keep them out of the further troubles. ... Therefore, by doing the community service will create job opportunities for them because not many companies will ...

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Because that is considered as a real crime and he/she should pay the price if ever they killed somebody. ... He moves away, finds a low-level job and starts to lure men in his apartment to kill them and as if this was not enough, he would have sex with their corpses and cannibalizes them. ...

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For instance, this strategy has been adopted in the United States where students are joining their schools without paying its tuition until university. ... They are working in very low paid jobs or usually without jobs because they do not have academic degrees that qualify them to be an effective member in society. ... In other words, Lack of education or dropping out of school leads to thousands of people who do not have jobs and future expectations. ... When they in school, they just focus on how to pass their classes successfully, and after graduation, they get jobs and start families. ... ...

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(Women being stuck in lower status paying jobs) I want to give them something that they can use for as long as they can remember. ... This Crime Victims Fund is a special account where many offenders pay into it as their restitution. ...

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