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Joe Rogan: “Private prisons are. They want more people in there because…”

Featuring: Joe Rogan, Libertarian-leaning, Socially Liberal | Host of The Joe Rogan Experience | National

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Yeah. I remember that moment. The moment I found that, I was like, that is evil. Yeah. You're using people as, like, batteries to generate money. Absolutely. Private prisons are. They want more people in there because that's how they make money. Yeah, yeah. It's like if you're a chicken farmer, you want more chickens. You want more chickens. Right, right. If you're a people farmer, you're essentially a people farmer, which is evil. (1:26:41–1:26:48)

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