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Originally Posted by Botnst
Let's say you have a business that manufactures (or imports) stamped metal items. I'm the prison warden and I convince my state legislature to buy the machinery and to build a factory to produce stamped items. I will compete directly with you. Sound fair?
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I am not talking about you making money and what not. I am talking about making the workers earn their keep. Fine, you don't want to take away other jobs. No problem. Set it up so that they have to sell it at competitive prices. IOW, you cannot make widgets and sell it below my price. If I sell a widget at $1 apiece, you have to sell it at $1 too. What's that? Your overhead is really low and so you are making 10X more than me? No problem. That money can go back to your food, medical benefits while in prison, prison upkeep (building, equipment, wages for guards, etc, etc) and oh, if you want to, something for rehabbing those who want to AFTER the sentence is over. Lets say you are released today. You have a choice. Go out on the street or be housed as a free person and sent to school or taught a trade, etc, etc. Not before, not during but AFTER your sentence is done.