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But the USA would never do that
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In the US, slavery is legal for prisoners. The US has the largest prison population in the world. This is not a coincidence.
How come I can't tell the difference between this slavery, and normal work?
Oh. Work is the same. But as a prisoner you get even less money. Between 0,12dollars and 1,41.
https://factually.co/fact-checks/justice/inmate-prison-work-pay-united-states-6b540f
So the main difference between slavery and work is you get paid less, and don't have the option of being permanently unemployed and homeless.
Are you being for real right now?
You are aware that the thirteenth amendment (the one that abolishes slavery) explicitly allows for slavery to continue "as punishment".
This isn't like some weird leftist take, slavery is quite literally legal in US prisons.
Oh, sorry Claude, forgot you don't understand words.
Love when the username checks out!
And not having the right to say "fuck you" to the boss and leave.
I don't get why my comment is so disliked, I don't feel I said anything controversial, I'm basically just saying that modern day work is slavery.