Why are Prisoners Building Patriot Missiles?
• Justin Rohrlich - MinyanvilleRight now, federal prison inmates in correctional institutions across America are making parts for Patriot missiles. They are paid $0.23 an hour to start, and can work their way up to a maximum of $1.15 to manufacture electronics
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/prisoners-body-armor/
The Chinese military owns most of the businesses in China and employs slave labor in the form of prison labor. Don't you want to compete against the Chinese? Why slave labor and government owned corporations; what could be more American than that? Government knows best and if you disagree you must be a terrorist who needs some work ethic pounded into you.
Hitler used prisoners to build V-2 rockets. UNICOR has been using Fed prisoners to compete with private business---that must pay taxes to subsidize the competing prison labor. Unicor is reported a major investment of the Bush family.