Zoltan,
I'll address your 'comparative advantage' craze later.... I just stumbled on quite an interesting US mag:
The American Prospect, September-October 1999
Captive Labor: America's Prisoners as Corporate Workforce
Gordon Lafer
When most of us think of convicts at work, we picture them banging out license plates or digging ditches. Those images, however, are now far too limited to encompass the great range of jobs that America's prison workforce is performing. If you book a flight on TWA, you'll likely be talking to a prisoner at a California correctional facility that the airline uses for its reservations service. Microsoft has used Washington State prisoners to pack and ship Windows software. AT&T has used prisoners for telemarketing; Honda, for manufacturing parts; and even Toys 'R' Us, for cleaning and stocking shelves for the next day's customers. [...]
epn.org
This is really amazing, isn't it? Soon, the best way to land oneself a fine job with a first-class, high-tech US company will be to e-mail them your CRIMINAL RECORD --LOL!
You wanna program in XML or in Arabica++ with the fastest growing pizza e-delivery outfit? Fine! Just go for a first-degree murder in your neighborhood --with any luck, the jury will sentence you to a 10-years time (read: to a 10-year contract with an IT-subcontractor as a convict teleworker). But hey, watch it: you might get your pink slip after 5 years as you get released for good conduct! Hence my tip: just keep getting your yardbull's goat and you may get eligible for a little extra time.... |
