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Planetizen: "Florida Passes Outdoor Sleeping Ban." It's illegal to sleep on public beaches in Florida... Up next, prison for being housing insecure? (www.planetizen.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In prison you're forced to work, so they're just expanding the slave class we have in the US.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 1 points 3 months ago

Might also note that prisons in capitalist states treat the act of housing a prisoner as economic productivity, while activities performed by the houseless are treated as valueless.

When all you care about is economic growth, a very expensive cage is preferable to low rent housing or ignoring the problem. Better for the stock market. Better for the careers of prison guards, wardens, and prosecutors. Better for politicians who get to brag about "clean streets"