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You're missing that more than half of the people in prison DO work. They're still contributing to GDP. They're just not getting paid for it (making less than a
by 93po 4y ago
You're missing that more than half of the people in prison DO work. They're still contributing to GDP. They're just not getting paid for it (making less than a dollar an hour doesn't count).
- Nifty3929 4y agoAre they contributing to GDP as much as they would if free? I really doubt it. I think most of this is busy-work, or work the prison system can sell easily to a private company for extra profit. But I'm sure (having done no research and having no supporting data, so I know it's true) that productivity inside can't be more than a tiny fraction of what it would be on the outside.