[cratermoon]

We already have that, it's called prison labor. The current regime will certainly ramp that up and throw even more people into forced labor camps.[1]

BTW we don't talk enough about the gigantic loophole in the thirteenth amendment: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. [emphasis added]

1 https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/flyover-country

[constantcrying]

That is not a loophole. Also prison labor tends to be "unskilled", so useless and even counterproductive in manufacturing roles the US would need if they were to compete with China.

[cratermoon]

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unskilled-labor.asp

[constantcrying]

"Unskilled" is what I meant. People with zero economic value who only can do tasks where machines are already superior to them. That definitely is the case for much of the prison population. It is better that they are kept far away from manufacturing because they are unskilled.

[cratermoon]

> It is better that they are kept far away from manufacturing

I've got bad news for you, then. https://www.vox.com/2018/8/24/17768438/national-prison-strik...