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For-profit prison systems effectively split the profit between the company and the government, by bidding lower than an ethical provider could (even if we assum
by mannykannot 4y ago
For-profit prison systems effectively split the profit between the company and the government, by bidding lower than an ethical provider could (even if we assume no backroom deals, which is a dubious assumption to make.)
- Retric 4y agoSplitting the profit between the prisoners and government is arguably more ethical than splitting it with a private company and the government while shafting prisoners. It’s an interesting ethical question imo. Charities don’t operate third world sweatshops, but because they don’t the conditions are worse in third world sweatshops. So, if a charity wanted to improve worker confirms in the third world should they run a sweatshop?
- mannykannot 4y agoSure, in general, but when the profit comes from shafting the prisoners to the point of diminishing returns, I feel there's little room for that argument. The sweat-shop example seems somewhat quantitatively different, as treating the workers better adds value for a sufficient number of consumers.