scoobydoo123

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   by scoobydoo123 10y ago

   > I'm not seeing anything unfair here Yeah, because feeding and housing drug dealers for the money taken forcibly from an average Joe who works 12h a day to provide to his family is totally fair. > the society pays money to the g
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   by scoobydoo123 10y ago

   >if you feel that letting people starve to death is a viable alternative (as you did in your earlier comment) isn't it how this works in principle for folks that are not imprisoned? (And no, I don't think this a viable alternat
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   by scoobydoo123 10y ago

   No, I'm not jealous - there is no need for personal remarks here. I'm just pointing out that it's not fair to the rest of the society. State will only be able to feed and house inmates, if it forcibly takes money from members
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   by scoobydoo123 10y ago

   > That depends on the situation but is ultimately un-important It actually is very important because this is exactly what distinguishes between labour slavery and ordinary paid work. Economic rules is not something that one can decide wh
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   by scoobydoo123 10y ago

   Not really. The basic rule of economics is that you have to give something in order to get something. Inmates should be given a choice of working and making money so they can pay for their living or do nothing and starve to death - just lik
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   by scoobydoo123 10y ago

   > should be the total of their debt to society I call it BS. Why should ordinary people work and pay for criminals?