Caller: Will Obamacare impact prison overcrowding?
Caller: Thank you for taking my call. I'm pondering the unemployment numbers and this healthcare bill with the mandate. I'm wondering if this will exacerbate the prison overpopulation problem? Tom Ashbrook: What do you mean? Caller: If there's over 10 percent unemployment, I don't think American prisons handle that many people can they? Host: Will people have to steal to pay their healthcare? What are you saying? Caller: If they fail to meet the mandate they get thrown in prison. Host: He's only half facetious, I think. This will be a real requirement. What happens if people can't or don't...
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Tags: American Prisons, Facetious, Mandate, Many People, Overpopulation Problem, Prison Overcrowding, Tom Ashbrook, Unemployment Numbers