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haele

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3. They're salivating for the return of debter's prisons.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 12:35 PM

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Doesn't matter if you already have a job or what that job is, you (or an immediate family member) can be sentenced to work off your debts via a collections agency connected to various prison labor provision companies.
Just like the way it was back in the "good old days"...

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They're salivating for the return of debter's prisons. haele Friday #3

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