Archive for June 18th, 2013

What Sequester? … The $100 million vacation.

June 18, 2013

The Washington Post reports that the First Family’s junket to Africa may cost taxpayers as much as $100 million.

And, that’s after scratching the safari from the itinerary.

 

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I’m old school, so I still think that $100 million is a lot of money.

To put the amount in perspective, here’s what else $100 million could buy …

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Nums: How likely is it that a criminal will do it again?

June 18, 2013

In a prior post Feds: “Hire ex-cons … we do” … say, what? … we reported that Feds are hiring ex-cons into the State Department … and pressuring private companies to hire them, too.

Sounds risky to me, but what if there was some objective way to cut the risk … to determine the likelihood that an ex-con would (or would not) go straight.

 

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There is a way.

Some courts and parole departments are using predictive analytics to help decide who belongs in prison.

Here’s the scoop …

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