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Early Picture of the Florida Concentration Camp (midwest.social)

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

For anybody wondering: Yes they got merch!

WTF America...

[–] vane@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

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

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Literally would be cheaper to just give people ubi

[–] conicalscientist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days 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 2 days 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.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago

The best accountants.

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

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