• PaulOPA
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    9 hours ago

    Tinfoil hat time: is he manufacturing an economic crisis to return slavery? SCOTUS has already said prisoners don’t have to be paid for work performed

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      9 hours ago

      I wouldn’t put it past him. We have massive potash reserves, but no stockpiles. Someone’s got to dig it up and refine it.

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        8 hours ago

        This isn’t the 1940’s. Mines are highly mechanized. This would be moronic, and achieve a much lower output than employing skilled workers.