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I_UndergroundPanther

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1. And when you are poor

Reply to Amy-Strange (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 10:44 PM

Jun 2020

You can't pull $500 bucks out of your ass because of fees. You go to jail or you have those fees compounded.

And if you go to jail the corporations profiting off jail labor get free labor slavery all over again.

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How fines and fees perpetuate injustice [View all] Amy-Strange Jun 2020 OP

And when you are poor I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #1

Bingo! There are so many people incarcerated for low level crimes tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #2