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Just capitalism working as intended (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Don't they have paid firefighters for the rich and volunteers for everyone else? I think I remember hearing about Oprah's property being protected first when Hawaii was burning last. I would expect something similar in California. Money talks.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not volunteers actually, it's prisoners being used as forced labor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/08/la-wildfires-incarcerated-firefighters

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You mean slaves?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

yup

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Most of firefighters in California, at least those fighting wildfires, are prison inmates, which is constitutionally slave labour.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

That is all true, but I think OP is talking about news channels monetizing wildfire