Politics
California Spent $160 Million Providing iPads to Prison Inmates, Willink Reports
Jocko Podcast
541: Skills, Struggle, and Responsibility. With Jimmy May.
"I just saw something before we rolled in here today that California, the state of California, has spent $160 million to give iPads to prisoners. Okay, I want my $160 million back. I do not— if you are in jail, you do not get an iPad."
Jocko Willink cited a report claiming California spent $160 million equipping prisoners with iPads, sparking a broader discussion about government spending accountability. Willink framed the expenditure as emblematic of California's budget mismanagement, contrasting it with underfunded schools and infrastructure. The claim was used to argue that taxpayer anger may eventually mirror the revolutionary sentiment that sparked the American Revolution over far smaller tax burdens.
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