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Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by rurp on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @06:31PM (#42639715)
Yep, and just to drive home the point the official motto of the California Conservation Corps, which does a lot fire fighting and prevention in the state, is “Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions, and more.”[0]

I get that the motto is somewhat tongue in cheek but still, slave labor does tend to distort markets.

[0]https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/natio...

Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by daedrdev on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @11:02PM (#42641493)
To be clear, fighting fires is done by prisoners who volunteer and my understanding is that it is highly sought after
Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by sahila on Thursday January 09, 2025 @02:55AM (#42642846)
Can the prisoners volunteer to be teachers or work at Meta too, or is only one market affected?