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# TITLE: Should government spend less money on education and more on prisons? [58d7849d438b74406b82880d560036ff]
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# DATA TYPE: soc
# MODIFICATION TYPE: original
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - In general, the group was opposed to reducing funding for education. The group believes that the educational sector is underfunded. This needs to be addressed with increased spending in order to give teachers better remuneration and improve educational resources. The group agrees that there is a need to reduce recidivism but does not agree that reducing educational spending will achieve this. In fact, the group believes that increasing educational spending will reduce the prison population in the long term.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The group in general did not agree with reducing educational spending and in fact, the group argued that the educational sector is underfunded. This needs to be addressed with increased spending in order to give teachers better remuneration and improve educational resources. The group agrees that there is a need to reduce recidivism but does not agree that reducing educational spending will achieve this. In fact, the group believes that increasing educational spending will reduce the prison population in the long term.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The group disagrees with the proposition. The group believes that education is underfunded and increased spending in this area will reduce recidivism in the long term. The group believes that spending more on prisons is not the answer to the problem of reducing reoffending.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - There is a strong argument for increasing funding for education. Teachers need to be better remunerated. The educational system is in disarray and needs to be overhauled to provide a better learning experience for the next generation. Increasing funding for education is a long-term investment in a brighter future.
2: 1,2,4,3
1: 2,1,3,4
1: 1,2,3,4
1: 4,3,2,1