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Originally Posted by Zyngawf
The OP mentions other countries that will work for slave labor wages. What does that mean? I don't think there is any such thing. If someone is a slave you don't have to pay them at all.
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That is a misconception. First slaves were never cheap. They represented a very large initial investment. Most slave owners were careful to do what they could to get the most out of their investments.
You do have to provide for their sustenance. You must provide medical care. Clothing, housing, ect. You had constant problems with escapes, insubordination, and sabotage.
The system we have now the workers look after themselves, but the fruits of their labor still all go to the wealthy. Their production is higher, and they are much easier to manage. The wage slave of today usually works 45 to 50 years, and dies with nothing to show for a lifetime of work.
They never ended slavery, they only perfected it.