latest globalization disaster/fiesta, or hoax?

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The Slave Ship of San Diego

I'm a gonna rent some old garbage scow, gild it up, and fill it with Thai hookers and strong weed. Welcome to the Hotel Substitute, pleasure seekers!

This has to be either a hoax or a mistake. How can it be cheaper to run a software sweatshop on a boat than in Tijuana? I don't get it.