Difference between revisions of "Slavery"
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| − | {{DES | des = Slavery is a [[Free Market|free-market]], capitalist 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 | + | {{DES | des = Slavery is a [[Free Market|free-market]], capitalist 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 cases for slavery, such as [[Robert Nozick]], [[Walter Block]], [[Murray Rothbard]] and [[David Friedman]]. 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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