re: #2 Achilles Tang

It is certainly dumb to jail people who can’t pay, but if we are honest we should admit that many don’t because they spent the money on something else that they didn’t need. There needs to be a financial accounting in such cases.

Yes, but you can’t count every nickel and dime spent on gum or beer against a person. We all buy items other people think are ridiculous.

Where do you draw the line?

I see posts on facebook that say, “if you can afford tattoos and nose jewelry you don’t need welfare.” I think that is making a value judgement that wouldn’t hold up under scrutiny.