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by tiedieconderoga 1138 days ago
The problem is that you need a lot of money to be free of servitude.
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Servitude is thinking that you do.
Go tell that to the single mom working two minimum-wage jobs just to feed and house her kids. Go tell that to the homeless person. To the recent grad barely paying off the interest on his student loan that he took because he "had to go to college". Come off it.
Are those all people described by the phrase "having a lot of money"? If not then you aren't contradicting their point at all.
They said:

> Servitude is thinking that you [need a lot of money to be free].

It's the old "money doesn't buy happiness" argument rehashed again -- plainly insulting to people who are actually in poverty.