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Re:Young Money – Beating “The Man” by Spending Less by firefoxman1 on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @11:42AM (#5171565)
> You really think you have it worse than somebody born into slavery?

You really think we have it better than someone who owned a few dozen slaves, living leisurely on a huge plantation? History has treated some well, and some not so well.

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Re:Young Money – Beating “The Man” by Spending Less by fr0sty on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @11:50AM (#5171631)
Absolutely yes.

Four reasons off the top of my head:

    1. Dentistry
    2. Antibiotics
    3. Indoor plumbing
    4. Central Air
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Re:Young Money – Beating “The Man” by Spending Less by rscale on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @01:16PM (#5172186)
A person who owned a few dozen slaves and a huge plantation was incredibly rich, high in the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution.

Given the choice of being rich during the age of slavery, or being rich today, I'd prefer today.

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Re:Young Money – Beating “The Man” by Spending Less by firefoxman1 on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @01:35PM (#5172334)
Right, that's why "You really think you have it worse than somebody born into slavery?" is a ridiculous statement. Would being a slave in the past be any worse than being a slave today?
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Re:Young Money – Beating “The Man” by Spending Less by dbecker on Tuesday February 05, 2013 @01:54PM (#5172443)
Would being a slave in the past be any worse than being a slave today?

Historically, slaves could be (and were) raped or killed by their "owner." When you talk about "slaves" today, are you talking about someone with a low wage? That's not slavery.

Unfortunately, there is still slavery in the 21st century, but that has nothing to do with the people discussed in this article.

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