WA routinely gambles on release of felons

State routinely gambles on release of felons
That's the thing about criminals: they're expensive. Prisons, corrections officers, it all costs money.
What bugs me so much about states and counties and cities cutting corners is that our country spends $500 billion annually on the military. $500 BILLION! PER YEAR!
I know that "defense" contractors and military bases represent a lot of darn good jobs for voters. I live in Alaska, where the majority of households have either a veteran or active duty soldier.
But still: $500 billion, but we don't have enough for treatment clinics and such? $500 billion - that's $5 trillion per decade! AND WE'RE STILL NOT SAFE?!?
Perhaps our political economy is addicted, too - addicted to the military.
And, by the way, I love our troops, and I think the armed forces of our country, and any country, are generally honorable professions. Their competence and dedication are inspiring. My own version of patriotism involveds NOT using the military to "protect" our "way of life," whatever that is. I would much rather change my "way of life" than send people I know and love off to war.