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Anyone know what it would cost to pay off the criminal-sanctions debt of all Florida ex-felons?
Update: the cost of FL re-enfranchisement is (to use a legal term of art) a metric shit-ton:
slate.com/news-and-polit… by @mjs_DC

wlrn.org/post/felons-mi…

flclerks.com/page/PublicDoc…
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@mjs_DC But: 1) Only 45% of fees are owed by those eligible for re-enfranchisement, so: we need to retire 45% of the total.
2) Collections run about 20%, so maybe debt could be bought for pennies on dollar. 20% of 45% = 9%.
3) Of course, buy out the smaller accounts first.
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