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by slg 1823 days ago
A large economic or power disparity between the two may mean that there is not much difference between "coerced" and "bought".

It is just like someone running a sweatshop might be able to hire people for a couple dollars per day. The workers would be consenting to work at that price, but they are being coerced into it due to their own financial situation.