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Yep, and just to drive home the point the official motto of the California Conservation Corps, which does a lot fire fighting and prevention in the state, is “Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions, and more.”[0]

I get that the motto is somewhat tongue in cheek but still, slave labor does tend to distort markets.

[0]https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/natio...



To be clear, fighting fires is done by prisoners who volunteer and my understanding is that it is highly sought after


Can the prisoners volunteer to be teachers or work at Meta too, or is only one market affected?




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