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It would only work, if the penalty for employing the illegal-to-hire were severe enough. As others have pointed out already, this is already true today: We us
by nobodyandproud 5y ago
It would only work, if the penalty for employing the illegal-to-hire were severe enough.
As others have pointed out already, this is already true today: We use undocumented-workers, recent immigrants who don’t know better, and prison labor.
Recently, prison labor use has been on the rise.
- dagw 5y agoRecently, prison labor use has been on the rise. Maybe losing UBI for N months could be a new standard punishment for certain crimes or a condition for parole. We'll let you out of prison early for good behavior, but no UBI for 2 years, forcing you to take those jobs no one else wants.
- nobodyandproud 5y agoThat’s interesting. For anyone with enough resources, though, it would be a slap on the wrist. For example, I feel that certain high financial crimes are better served by percentage of net-worth, rather than exact dollar-figures. Otherwise it’s a fixed cost of doing business.