I have been sitting at work listening to people discussing the O.J trial
 and started wondering, do we really have it any better than O.J.?
 
 In prison O.J. spends the majority of his time in a 8' x 10'cell.
 At work, I spend most of my time in a 6' x 8' cube.
 
 In prison O.J. gets three meals a day.  At work I only get a break for
 one meal and I have to pay for that one.
 
 In prison you get time off for good behavior.  At work I get rewarded
 for good behavior with more work.
 
 At work I must wear an ID badge at all times.  In prison they provide
 you with clothing with the ID conveniently sewn onto the clothes.
 
 At work there is a dress standard but I must buy my own clothes.  In
 prison there is a dress standard, but they supply the clothes.
 
 At work I must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the
 doors myself.  In prison a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for O.J.
 
 In prison O.J. can watch TV and play games.  At work I can get fired
 for watching TV and playing games.
 
 In prison they will pay O.J.'s  way through school to learn a new
 career and give him time to do it.  At work they will pay for my
 education but I must do it on my own time.
 
 In prison they have exercise rooms that they allow you to use almost
 whenever you want.  At work we have an exercise room that you can use
 but it must be on your time.
 
 In prison O.J. can fall asleep on the job and no serious consequences
 comes from his actions.  At work if I fall asleep on the job I get
 put on the bosses hit list.
 
 In prison they ball and chain O.J. when he goes somewhere.  At work
 you are just ball and chained.
 
 In prison O.J. has full medical coverage with no deductibles.  At
 work, you get partial coverage and pay all the deductibles.
 
 In prison all expenses are paid by the taxpayer, with no work on their
 part.  At work, you get to pay all the expenses to go to work, and
 then deduct the taxes from your salary to pay for the prisoners.
 

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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