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22. And the enslavement of people serving time in prison forcing them to work for nothing

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:16 PM

Jul 2015

Hell, that's already happening. I was listening to a report on Pacifica radio today that shocked me. Some prisoners are made to work for 10 cents an hour and are assessed with fines for a variety of things that their families on the outside have to pay off. There's a boycott of McDonald's for profiting from forced prison labor.

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2012/may/15/prison-slave-labor-replaces-freeworld-workers-in-down-economy/

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Jeb Bush: Americans �need to work longer hours� [View all] phantom power Jul 2015 OP

Did he actually really say that? He has not worked one hour in his entire life, not one. randys1 Jul 2015 #1

FUCK YOU, John! nt City Lights Jul 2015 #2

No, the answer is putting more people to work TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #3

Apparently Jeb hasn't read this: tymorial Jul 2015 #4

I wouldn't be suprised to find out he can't read. calikid Jul 2015 #9

Same- appalachiablue Jul 2015 #35

Says the guy who comes from a family that has more money than god. Initech Jul 2015 #5

This explains why he's all up in Lee Mercer, Jr.'s house with disease!!1!!!11!! KamaAina Jul 2015 #6

What the fuck is this bullshit right here. Productivity is the highest its been. Brickbat Jul 2015 #7

Tell that to your half ass part time of a governor useless piece of shit brother, you Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #8

Now, tell us how you really feel, LOL calikid Jul 2015 #13

I'm a poet, at heart. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #14

4% growth for the 1% whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #10

Next up: a change in the child labor laws. CTyankee Jul 2015 #11

And the enslavement of people serving time in prison forcing them to work for nothing aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #22

Peonage, Debt Bondage for their families costs? We really are back to the Gilded Age appalachiablue Jul 2015 #34

Gingrich already said a few years ago nothing wrong with a kid working as a janitor appalachiablue Jul 2015 #32

His 47% moment RandySF Jul 2015 #12

Jeb should get a job mowing gravel olddots Jul 2015 #15

They don't call him the ''smart one'' for nothing. Octafish Jul 2015 #16

Would a "smarter" Bush be a good thing? hay rick Jul 2015 #21

How many hours did u work for Barclay and Chase millions? realFedUp Jul 2015 #17

How about this,Jeb: sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #18

Bite me, asshole. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #19

I Can't Wait Until Bernie Pounces On That Statement.....nt global1 Jul 2015 #20

Fuck you know nothing bushitler. lonestarnot Jul 2015 #23

Coming from the guy HeiressofBickworth Jul 2015 #24

You said it . The whole family doesn't know shit about everyday people Person 2713 Jul 2015 #29

+1 Thanks for the (awful) reminders. appalachiablue Jul 2015 #36

We must work harder to serve our masters. Screw you Jeb. bklyncowgirl Jul 2015 #25

how about you take a long walk on a short pier, Jeb Hiraeth Jul 2015 #26

fuck you JEB! tammywammy Jul 2015 #27

Jeb, you fucking moron. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #28

What's your reasoning there, Jeb!? gratuitous Jul 2015 #30

I guess we're Greeks now. I like the culture and democracy part but.. appalachiablue Jul 2015 #37

FU Jeb, you fucking taker. PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #31

When? When we're sleeping? Tatiana La Belle Jul 2015 #33

Jeb, "I love work. I could watch it all day long and never get bored of it !!" Monk06 Jul 2015 #38

Apparently he doesn't know SteveG Jul 2015 #39

Longer working hours do NOT equal higher productivity. subterranean Jul 2015 #40

Exactly. Europeans work much fewer hours, but have higher productivity. eppur_se_muova Jul 2015 #41

You can identify a clueless Bubble Boy... Orsino Jul 2015 #42

Have you ever noticed user_name Jul 2015 #43

He's on Spin Cycle today! LOL B Calm Jul 2015 #44