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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 ric
by rscale 14y ago
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.
- firefoxman1 14y agoRight, 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?
- dbecker 14y agoWould 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.