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		anon291 on Jan 9, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL... They're being provided with a full life while the rest of us pay for it. If, at market rate, their earnings make up for the expense the state pays for them, I'd be willing to let them earn it, but I doubt any are earning that much.

mulmen on Jan 9, 2025 | [–]

The problem with running prisons like a business is that they scale so well.

saagarjha on Jan 9, 2025 | | [–]

A full life…in prison?

bwock on Jan 9, 2025 | [–]

Yeah, but the amendment was to get rid of slavery. And it failed.

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