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tclambert

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11. $150 billion profit? So Lincoln was WRONG! We coulda been making a fortune.

Reply to hue (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 04:04 PM

May 2014

See what happens when you interfere with the free market, Abe? (By "free" market, I meant free for the slave traders and slave owners, not so much for the slaves.)

Any minute now, the Cato Institute (originally the Charles Koch Foundation) will publish a "study" telling us how many trillions America could have made off the slave trade if we hadn't abandoned it in a fit of government overreach.

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UN says forced labor, trafficking, 'modern slavery' generate profits of $150 billion a year [View all] hue May 2014 OP

Sadly I am willing to bet that there are a number of American companies on that list. Maybe some of jwirr May 2014 #1

If there's a list I'd surely like to see it theHandpuppet May 2014 #7

Absolutely. Take these companies out of hiding and shine the light on them. They are criminals. jwirr May 2014 #10

Tamping down the Labor Movement is definitely a form of forced-work slavery. wolfie001 May 2014 #2

This is something few Americans and Westerners want to talk about. closeupready May 2014 #3

The hypocrisy abounds theHandpuppet May 2014 #9

$100 billion in sexual exploitation. geek tragedy May 2014 #4

But how will they ejaculate/orgasm without sex slavery??? closeupready May 2014 #5

Thanks, GT. But I believe it's more than $150B profit with all of this. freshwest May 2014 #6

This goes to the heart of why unions are so important & why the 1% wants to crush them. hue May 2014 #8

$150 billion profit? So Lincoln was WRONG! We coulda been making a fortune. tclambert May 2014 #11