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Re:The End of Retirement (2014) by theandrewbailey on Thursday May 20, 2021 @09:46AM (#27221036)
Calling what the modern day American poor have as 'a form of slavery' is disingenuous. Not being able to afford all of those things is a result of being poor, not of them being subject to 'a form of slavery'.
Re:The End of Retirement (2014) by wiredearp on Thursday May 20, 2021 @10:20AM (#27221430)
Well I wasn't referring to the poor specifically. [We can't afford to live anymore](https://aninjusticemag.com/we-cant-afford-to-live-anymore-an...) and there are [good reasons](https://time.com/5888024/50-trillion-income-inequality-ameri...) for that. If you have zero savings by working three honest jobs and is otherwise left to die, you are if not a slave then at least a serf.