> Saying employment is essentially a form of slavery is making light of slavery. Well said. I would also add that slavery in the history of the U.S. was especi

> Saying employment is essentially a form of slavery is making light of slavery. Well said. I would also add that slavery in the history of the U.S. was especially dark. Slaves were not only robbed of their freedom, but also treated as less than human in many cases enduring the whip, beatings, rape and general mistreatment.