10-22-2015, 11:15 AM
(10-22-2015, 11:07 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Or, just maybe, the pool of free labor takes away paying jobs from non-criminals? Guess what, prisoners do work right now, they just don't do jobs that would replace an actual citizen.
Right, so they don't take the jobs of law-abiding citizens... They just take their tax dollars. My point is that prisons should be at least self-sufficient, and they aren't. The "any work they do takes jobs away from someone else" is advocating for laziness like I've never seen. Every job anyone does is a job that someone else could be doing. But doing work and gaining experience gives them a better chance to succeed once they get out.
