Absolutely, it would save you more money. The cost of not doing this in the long term will have impacts on education. People will not finish their education. They'll not be able to get jobs. There are justice costs, child protection costs, and down the road there will be more mental and physical health costs to the health care system. Not doing it early will actually cost the government more money in the long run, and that's quite certain. We need to provide this investment now.
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