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by modsWork4appl 2266 days ago
I could see indentured servitude being acceptable. Btw, is debt different?
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Debt is. Indentured servitude is widely understood as being a variation of slavery.

Essentially you've got a large debt. You're only allowed to work for the person who you owe that debt to. That person gets to choose your interest rates and your pay rate. For many it is made impossible to ever repay that debt, even if they pay it many times over.

Note they can't go somewhere else to get a higher paying job, because to do that they have to pay off their debt.