Some people argue that capital punishment is a brutal decision and should be abolished. Do you agree or disagree?
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explain, the costs mentioned here include room and board, medical care, facility maintenance, and etc. It is obvious that taxpayers’ hard-earned money is better spent elsewhere. Linking Words
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, the state can use the money to improve and maintain various infrastructures or other issues related to the well-being of the public.
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