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nc4bo

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7. I just had the thought since prisons system are benefiting from

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 02:55 PM

Oct 2014

Slave labor of the inmates, often charging them daily for the privilege of incarceration, along with time spent behind bars or under probation; these people are actually paying debt to society x2 or x3.

The profits the prisons make are enormous, not much different from the slave labor in countries like China, India, etc. with the slave labor paid pennies to a dollar or a crust of bread.

We have to do better than this. Canada has it right.

The current crop chickensh#t Dems would never touch this issue with a ten foot pole even though the cause is right and what is happening, wrong.

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5.8 million Americans can't vote because of their criminal records [View all] n2doc Oct 2014 OP

And that's part of why the US imprisons so many people, especially valerief Oct 2014 #1

When I was younger, I thought this was perfect yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #6

I agree. I think I've read half of the convictions are for drug possession anyway. valerief Oct 2014 #8

Currently, in Canada, if you are a citizen, you can vote. PDJane Oct 2014 #2

I just had the thought since prisons system are benefiting from nc4bo Oct 2014 #7

Despicible! nc4bo Oct 2014 #3

The tax exemption would get every 1%er begging to be convicted of a felony! n/t n2doc Oct 2014 #4

Really. They'd probably wear as a badge of honor. nc4bo Oct 2014 #5

I am against most felons getting their right to vote re-instated because yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #9