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{{DES | des = Slavery is a free-market phenomenon.  Slavery has almost always been abolished by acts of government that regulate the market, making it illegal.  19th century slaveowners defended their property rights in slaves in ways that are unmistakably libertarian, differing only slightly in terms of who had natural rights.  Some modern libertarians continue to make a case for slavery.  The private prisons that libertarians endorse (and traditional "hard labor") are really an opportunity to revive slavery. The only way to eliminate prison slavery is for government to regulate against it. | show=}}
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{{DES | des = Slavery is a [[Free Market|free-market]] phenomenon.  Slavery has almost always been abolished by acts of government that regulate the market, making it illegal.  19th century slaveowners defended their property rights in slaves in "[[Economic Freedom|economic freedom]]"-like terms that are unmistakably libertarian, differing only slightly in terms of who had natural rights.  Some modern libertarians continue to make a case for slavery.  The [[Private Prisons|private prisons]] that libertarians endorse (and traditional "hard labor") are really an opportunity to revive slavery. The only way to eliminate prison slavery is for government to regulate against it. | show=}}
 
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