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	▲	cduzz 11 hours ago
		The US Constitution, specifically the 13th amendment, allows: `Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall be duly convicted, shall exist within the United STates or any place subject to their jurisdiction.` So in fact, forced labor camps are totally legal and common in the United States. There are lots of private companies which operate these prison / factory systems and are quite profitable (unsurprisingly), such as NYSE:GEO. All governments "redistribute wealth" friend, not just the left or right or up or down. It all depends on which side of the bars you live on, amirite?
	▲	rimunroe 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Do you think the left broadly supports prison labor or that carveout in the 13th Amendment? Personally I've never seen a leftist voice any feelings on them other than contempt.
	▲	halfmatthalfcat 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Don't even need bars, "subsidies" are just another word for redistribution.
	▲	forestrywat 9 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You ain't disagreeing. Anyone who wants or engages in forced labor is fascist. Sounds like you found an example of that in the US. Yep. Many such cases.