Poverty is no peach either. Do you really think there aren’t Americans for whom that situation, plus the promise of tens of thousands of dollars to one’s name in a few years, would not be an insane choice?
It’s crap that’s reality. But it’s true, and between the prison population and those folks, I would argue for prioritising the latter. (Naturally, it’s better to do both.)
Still not finding this a persuasive argument. If there are such people, they are an insignificant proportion of both poor people generally and the prison population particularly.
minimum wage (but not really), shitty room, shitty food, shitty healthcare
Cons:
minimum wage (yeah, not really), shitty room, shitty food, shitty healthcare,
AND
- loss of freedom,
- loss of reputation,
- loss of privacy,
- no prospect of advancement,
- no raises,
- even shittier neighbors (on average),
- holidays without your family,
- almost impossible to get a job when you're out,
- no vacation or other time off,
- no or almost no sex or intimacy with your loved ones,
- being treated like shit every day,
- the threat of solitary,
- being in solitary,
I could go on, but why bother.