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Lol. And in an interesting symmetry, prisons are the largest employers in many areas of the United States. The prison industry, or "corrections" more broadly,
by sandworm101 3y ago
Lol. And in an interesting symmetry, prisons are the largest employers in many areas of the United States. The prison industry, or "corrections" more broadly, probably breaks the top five in most US states.
- beardog 3y agoIf you look at the top employers for any given medium sized town it will usually be school systems, a hospital, jail, and a Walmart. If you're lucky you also get a distribution center or meat packing plant!
- herbst 3y agoI just checked a few top 10s from Switzerland and there is no jail to be seen anywhere. Kinda weird to think that so many people are jailed in an area that it turns to one of the biggest work providers.
- fatfingerd 3y agoThey also hire the same PR people.. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35096436 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35096436
- chucksta 3y ago>Organised crime groups in Mexico have about 175,000 members – making them the fifth-biggest employer in the country, according to new research published in the journal Science Country in context is Mexico not US
- sandworm101 3y agoBut the US is where most of the drugs go after mexico. It is a multinational industry.
- mminer237 3y agoDrugs isn't even where the cartels make most of their money anymore, is it? I was under the impression iron mining was their #1 source of revenue nowadays with avocados, limes, and logging also being big money-makers.
- stareatgoats 3y agoLol yea! Come to think of it it might even be preferable to have cartels replace law enforcement everywhere. Just think, no restrictions on drugs of any kind, and if anyone makes a fuss, just shoot them. Genius, sweet and simple. edit: /s
- proc0 3y agoWould you rather have cartels or prisons?