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Comment author: Strange7 18 April 2011 07:14:48AM 2 points [-]

(a free person who isn't needed or wanted by anyone is probably still better off than most slaves)

I could dispute that. If nobody needs or wants them, how will they produce surpluses from comparative advantage which can then be exchanged for resources necessary to survival? A slave has food and shelter taken care of.

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