Dropouts
Should Students be allowed to drop out before they reach 18?
NO
1:4 Ratio for employed Dropouts and Employed Students that went to College
You make less money
More Dropouts, More Inmates
So by decreasing the amount of dropouts there are, you might also decrease the number of jail inmates there are.
What do you think?
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