I did not read the posts carefully, Dorothy, and was imprudently reacting to the last few, especially to the last one or two posts from Kent and yourself. I apologize if I misconstrued what either one of you were saying through my lack of careful reading.

I suspect, but do not know, that there are a disproportionate number of the poor in prisons throughout the world, and that the condition is not unique to the American Way of Life, whatever the hell that is.