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Early Picture of the Florida Concentration Camp (slrpnk.net)

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 21 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

For anybody wondering: Yes they got merch!

WTF America...

[–] vane@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

I just read what you linked. $450 million annually for 5000 people. Isn't that 90 000 per person per year ?

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Australia spends $4m per year, per person to lock refugees up in Nauru, and $3.5m per person, per year on Christmas island

[–] conicalscientist@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

$1000/yr to rent a bunk in a tent and 3 bowls of gruel per day. $89000 into the bosses pockets.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Yeah incarceration is big business and we lose tons and tons of tax money just keeping people alive in buildings against their will. Thats sorta the point I bet, that aside it looks so much like a commercial chicken coop.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

Literally would be cheaper to just give people ubi

[–] figjam@midwest.social 2 points 16 hours ago

The best accountants.