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Dangerous criminals should be executed

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Persons unable to be responsible citizens should be executed rather then released back into the public as non-citizens.

If there is one thing that is clear, it’s that dangerous people should be put behind bars and ultimately executed. There are some that say we should release “dangerous” criminals after a while, but I have to disagree. If any person commits a felony, it should be a life-sentence and they go to prison and are eventually executed after full review of the crime.

The death penalty is underused in America – only reserved for the most serious crimes. Most criminals – even those convicted of heinous crimes – get a chance of release from prison after a certain period of time. But if somebody commits a crime, that is so serious that warrants a felony conviction and long-term imprisonment, the only punishment fitting is death.

The current form of releasing former criminals as non-citizens with limited rights is not only cruel, it’s dangerous. If a former criminal is not fit to own a firearm, to vote, or own a business, or live unrestricted, they should be killed. If we feel a person is unable to recover any disabilities caused by a past acts, then the only proper punishment should be death.

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Small Business

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Many people advocate for small business and supporting local businesses. I generally oppose small business for two reasons:

1) Small business is wasteful and inefficient
2) Small business is hard to regulate

Business should be impersonal and professional. There should be standardized policies that are followed in all cases — along with policies dealing with exceptions when appropriate. Personal relationships should have no bearing on an economic relationship.

Any business can be run by dishonest individuals. A large business while potentially dishonest with have standardized procedures that government can and should regulate. It’s harder for a large business to hide their bad actions.

Government Gives Gas Stations Some Competition

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Interesting idea, although I can envision a few problems with regulatory conflict. Government is terrible at regulating government, it always seeks to bail out failing governments by bending the letter and intent of the law to provide a little more revenue. Ask the City of Albany about how well government-run facilities are regulated by the state, especially when it comes at an economic cost.