
Originally Posted by
UncleDave
That's really not true. Look into history. Once upon a time voluntary slavery was big a thing. In Greece, Rome, Egypt, and almost all ancient cultures it was common place. Not to mention feudal societies worldwide. Indentured servitude is what it was called in more modern times, and there were almost as many Irish indentured servants and political prisoners as there were African slaves. As far as a person being able to choose not to go into debt. How many people realistically have that choice, or think they do. There are a few differences but my statement was that conceptually they are no different. You end up with very similar results. A class of people that are more or less permanently in a servile class.