Sure there was, they just called them tax payers instead of slaves, to fool them into thinking they are free, still do.
You don't realize how deadly accurate you are with that observation. If the definition of "slavery" is an income tax rate of 100%, then any lesser percentage is merely a matter of degree.
310 posted on 12/25/2014 3:05:44 PM PST by abb
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