Mike Barnes wrote:

harry :
On Jan 25, 6:22*pm, Clive George wrote:
On 25/01/2012 18:15, harry wrote:

On Jan 25, 5:44 pm, Clive
*wrote: On 25/01/2012 17:19, harry wrote:

My prisons would be cheap. *They would work and pay for their
keep. They would remain there working until they had paid
*(in cash) full compensation for their crimes to their victims.
They would not be a nice place to be in either.

Where would you get the money from? We've already got an
oversupply of labour - how would yours be any better? Would you
undercut normal working people to get your work?

They would sort waste for recycling. That sort of thing.
They wouldn't get much but so long as it covered their keep who
cares? I expect there's people here could think of other
similar work.

That's answered none of my questions.

How are you going to do this work without putting other people out
of work yet still being paid?

They would do work that was not economically viable elsewhere.
Work that needs doing but doesn't get done.
There are canals to clear out. Litter to pickup. Graffiti to
remove. Waste to recycle. Chewing gum to remove from pavements.

The labour is only one component of the cost of those jobs. Where do
the materials, the management, and the supporting services come from?

The money saved not pampering them.

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