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    It sounds so utterly ridiculous to have a publicly traded prison

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      Well you see, it introduces efficiencies because there will competition and incentives for CEOs to seek innovative, private industry knowledge and ok I’m done /s.

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        You missed “synergize backwards overflow” but other than that, I think you hit most of the business buzzwords.

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        Oh god…you just gave me the worst idea ever. DUAL police/prison systems. With competing jails. Like two seperate police forces in every city…but whoever arrests you determines which jail you go to.

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      You think that’s bad?

      Food in most county lockups is so bad, be use of the way it’s funded.

      The Sheriff gets paid like $10/day/prisoner, and then they pay for the food.

      So there’s a direct financial incentive for them to keep the jail at capacity and provide the cheapest possible meals.

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      Oh it is. It absolutely is. But her, how else are you going to exploit the poors?

      I’M being sarcastic, but it is the reality we live in.