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Re:How corporations buy and food made with prison labor by Retric on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @11:55AM (#27210394)
Because they have enough volunteers not to need to pay people.

Really we simply doing pay based on risks. It’s far more dangerous to be a long distance trucker than a police officer, but truckers don’t get respect, pensions, or high pay.

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Re:How corporations buy and food made with prison labor by giantg2 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @12:54PM (#27211277)
Well, a lot of rural departments are having trouble getting enough new volunteers to replace older ones.

I mean, just look at our type of jobs in IT. I can't just tell my employer that I'm leaving for a call. It seems it was the small community businesses that were the most understanding when you had to leave for that type of service.

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