Subj : Re: AI actress Tilly Norw
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sat Oct 11 2025 08:00 am

RM>> On another track, I had a thought about poor people that struck me a
  >> while back, it costs less to put someone through College than to put
  >> them in jail. In theory, that would mean that offering free education
  >> to poor people would eliminate generational poverty and reduce crime
  >> rates since they would, in theory, end up with good jobs..

RM>> Then the black cloud starts to form in the back of my mind and
  >> I think, considering they can't get a huge percentage of those
  >> low income people to even finish highschool, would an offer
  >> like that do any good for more than a small percentage?

MP>Interesting thought!  I guess if they qualify for college (i.e. they
  >finished high school) and are not deemed mentally ill (which I don't
  >believe they all are), that would be a better use of our tax money in the
  >long run.

Even if they were given educational loans at low or no interest as
long as they stay in school and get passing grades, they should
make so much more money later than they would have, they'd be able
to pay it off. And generally speaking, if parents have a college
degree, they make sure their kids get well educated as well and
then the generational shift is to more wealth rather than Welfare.

MP>I think it might especially be applicable for those who don't choose to be
  >homeless (i.e. they used to have jobs but COVID, lack of skills, the
  >economy, etc., but them on the streets).  For some of them, it might not
  >even be a full college degree, as they may already have one, but simply
  >some vocational training to bring their skills up to date.

The other thing is, in most areas there are jobs that require very
little equipment or education that these days seem to pay ridiculously
well because working people don't want to do it themselves, or have
gotten too old to do it.

I remember my mother trying to find a highschool kid who would
cut her grass. She was quite willing to pay $35 for what should
take 30 minutes to do, and it was hell trying to find anyone to
do it. In winter it would be clearing snow from walkways.

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