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Magafauna 99 points ago +99 / -0

Slavery is not in the top 100 reasons why people today are poor.

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lacker101 38 points ago +38 / -0

Slavery to globalism perhaps. We've been sacrificing jobs and income to the Altar of "Free Trade" and open borders for decades. While systematically pushing the goal posts for a middle class standard of living further and further back. Home ownership, raising a family, and even basic health care is bordering on luxury status especially in the metro.

More people, less jobs, smaller wages, and rising prices. Theres only one way that shit ends. Only in the last 4 years did wages and jobs roll YOY decade over decade growth. Wonder what happened?

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Slick_Willy 23 points ago +23 / -0

Ever pay federal taxes?

Modern day slavery exists in the USA today.

You trade your life (in hours of work) for money the the feds take your money.

How is that different from slavery?

Local taxes to go to local efforts make sense.

As for the US military, fund it through tariffs on goods from abroad (keeps manufacturing jobs home) and or war bonds. We do not need 100s of over seas military bases, we need bases all along our southern border badly.

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readysetgo 15 points ago +15 / -0

in the usa is not in any reason.