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Look, we may have slavery here eventually, and in some cases, it's getting close. I have heard horror stories and there was like a special on tv or something, about the working conditions at amazon warehouses. From what I heard from a friend who worked at one (through a temp agency briefly) some of it is true. They don't want you talking to other employees, monitor you constantly and listen to all conversations, you have almost no time to use the restroom etc as you have to clock out where you work, then walk to the area for breaks, and back, which takes up most of your break etc.

Now, if you want slavery, China had it, and probably still does (doubt it's changed). Not only do/did they have people work 12-18 hours a day in factories, but they would alternate who slept in a bunk (3 people to a bed), with 8 hours off per person. They made just enough to survive on from what I remember.

If you slacked off, got in trouble etc, you got sent to prison where they would make you....yup work, nonstop, same kinda situation. Honestly doesn't sound like a good place to live, and i t can't be everywhere...but that.....is wage slavery.

We do in some cases have something approaching that with people here illegally being basically blackmailed into working long hours for very little money, not that I have seen this myself, but I have heard about it.

But no, working even at a fast food place like Mc Donalds and having no money left over at the end of the month? That is not slavery or even close. Many people take their rights and privledges for granted in this country, and some others do not even know about them, or get depressed or stuck in a horrid situation and think there is no way out. There is.

I keep telling people if they don't like their job, work towards finding a better one. Stop being miserable with a ton of stuff and start finding a life you actually want to live. It's easy to say that though, and not so easy to give things up that are easy/comfortable and make a real change.

We are very lucky though in the US. I'm not saying it's all peaches and cream, and yeah, the rich have way too much and don't share it (power, money, stuff etc), that does suck. That being said, almost anyone can live a comfortable life here without too much effort. That certainly has not been the case throughout history, and still isn't the case in much of the modern world.
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