so i think there is some confusion on the point of a "strike". the point of a strike is to boycott a service or product therefore forcing the business to lo'se money. here's the thing. if the business is paying for the product anyway, then they save money. for instance, say the maricopa county inmates go on a hunger strike. then what happens? well if the government pays for your food in the first place then it just saves them money.
so if the meals at the county jails cost 17 cents and only 1800 people participated in the 19 day strike then the government saves around $5,800. so we can use that to help pay off...
$11,310,917,356,701.89*
oh yeah that.
so thank you residents of the maricopa jails, for making the u.s. a better place to live by giving to the country.
"We have these guys in jails who are charged with murder, rape, and they don't like the food," said Arpaio. "Well, that's a little tough. I'm not going to give in. I won't change the menu."
you tell 'em joe.
* national debt as of 5/22/09 2358 hours (yes i put the date and time because the government's spending increases by 3.82 billion a day.
