gigaqps@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 days agoPrison labor to cover children's lunch debtlemmy.worldimagemessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down17file-text
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1imagePrison labor to cover children's lunch debtlemmy.worldgigaqps@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square104linkfedilinkfile-text
Original story: https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/09/04/prison-inmates-help-pay-down-school-lunch-debt/
minus-squarecrashfrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down9·1 day agoA proper economy is one where the people who need things more pay more than the people who need them less. That’s how we know what things should cost.
minus-squareNonconfrontational@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoSo if someone needs a kidney, but someone richer also needs a kidney, they die?
minus-squareNonconfrontational@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoIs that why most people can’t afford and don’t receive healthcare in America?
minus-squarecrashfrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·14 hours agoMost people in the United States can afford and do receive healthcare, hope that helps
minus-squareNonconfrontational@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoNope, lol. fewer than half of Americans can consistently afford healthcare.
minus-squareDeathsEmbrace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoYeah like communism on paper why dont you apply that?
A proper economy is one where the people who need things more pay more than the people who need them less. That’s how we know what things should cost.
So if someone needs a kidney, but someone richer also needs a kidney, they die?
Is that why most people can’t afford and don’t receive healthcare in America?
Most people in the United States can afford and do receive healthcare, hope that helps
Nope, lol.
Yeah like communism on paper why dont you apply that?