He had it all

This morning I was sitting on a park bench next to a homeless man. 
 I started a conversation by asking him how he ended up this way.

He said, "Up until last week, I still had it all.  I had plenty to eat, my clothes were washed and pressed, I had a roof over my head, I had TV and Internet, and I went to the gym, the pool, and the library. 
 
 I was working on my MBA on-line.  I had no bills and no debt.  I even had full medical coverage."

I felt sorry for him, so I asked, "What happened?  Drugs?  Alcohol?  Divorce?"
"Oh no, nothing like that," he said.  "No, no.  I got out of prison."

American taxpayers pay, on average, $160 a day to keep a criminal in jail. 

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