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Old 01-04-2007, 10:46 AM   #38
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla View Post
And still, you have to pay them. Or else word gets around and you don't get anybody looking for work. I'd say calling them "slaves" is stretching the term unconscionably. Remember that "unfair treatment" differs considerably in definition from "slavery," for slavery is a mere subset.
Here you miss the point quite completely. Whether they're actually slaves or not isn't relevant- the point was the use of extremely low-cost labor on huge farms which destroys small business.

Because of economies of scale, capitalism constantly pulls towards monopoly, and should be managed.
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