Non-locals only (was A buck a squafoot)

The welfare state provides a barely minimal living
standard. Anyone trapped in such conditions but
possessing the least intellectual attribute might
possibly be attracted to the bare possibility of an
improvement(eventually) of their condition. Then we
have the political aspect, wherein society provides
the transport for "those lazy welfare bums" in order
to get them off the dole and receive some return on
our social investment. Since the USA has the highest
percentage of our population in prison of ANY
industrialized nation, it could be argued that a good
place for the non-violent criminals is the lunar
mining conglomeration with perhaps, as an incentive to
"be good", a reduction in the miscreants sentence, if
they remain on the moon and continue contributing to
the social fabric by helping build solar power sats.
For those social offenders, it could be argued they
could improve their economic condition in such an
environment. Hey, it worked for the Aussies,,,