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Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by anon291 on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @10:43PM (#42641386)
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.
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Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by saagarjha on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @11:10PM (#42641546)
A full life…in prison?
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Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by bwock on Thursday January 09, 2025 @12:02AM (#42641783)
Yeah, but the amendment was to get rid of slavery. And it failed.
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Re:LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed by mulmen on Thursday January 09, 2025 @02:00AM (#42642395)
The problem with running prisons like a business is that they scale so well.
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