Not really. Slavery was abolished, but the concept of enslaving one person in the service of another continues. When I am forced at gunpoint (because all tax laws ultimately come down to a squad of jack-booted thugs aiming their German SMGs at the person that refuses to pay) to hand over a signficant portion of my earnings to the government so that the money can be given to people that didn’t work for it, that’s slavery.
When this is mentioned, someone always makes the argument that taxes are voluntary because I could choose to earn less than the threshold for paying taxes, but that is not an option for most people.
At least the southern plantation owners had some stake in the health of their slaves. After all, they paid for them, housed them, fed them. The modern-day plantation owner (the government and welfare class) think of their tax-slaves as disposable property.
Slavery is evil, but it far from over.
I understand and agree with the reality that lesser forms, and the implied form here, of slavery exist today. I view the oppression as evil. Concerning this thread. Much of slavery discussed was a result of warfare and debt. The biblical reality of enslavement to prevent future attacks and debtor’s prison and imprisonment has, thankfully, been rendered (in most cases) unnecessary. Times have changed. If we abide by the biblical rules of enslavement for debt, we would all be slaves in this country. How much do we Americans owe per household? Over a half million.
“At least the southern plantation owners had some stake in the health of their slaves. After all, they paid for them, housed them, fed them. The modern-day plantation owner (the government and welfare class) think of their tax-slaves as disposable property.
Slavery is evil, but it far from over.”
Good point!