Prison inmates do telemarketing work, among other things. You probably talk to a couple per week. And UNICOR makes a lot more than desks. UNICOR is the American equivalent of Communist China's infamous sweatshops. Last look, the avg "wage" for American prisoners was 23-24 cents per hour, BEFORE overhead is deducted. And if your office assistant put a bullet in you and then told you he's taking over, artbrooks, how much would you protest? The Bush/CIA machine has been running the Executive Branch since the day Reagan was shot by a Bush family friend.