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Slavery is never ok. Why would you even?
Back in the early settler days of America, people were either self-sufficient or they were dead. Self-sufficient, meaning they didn't need jobs, and they didn't need a $100k slave to tend a row of tomatoes. They made their own way by their own work.
Consequently, there was no workforce. The huge businesses and corporations of the day (giant plantation owners) were in a predicament. Nobody needed a job or wanted to work for some a-hole when they could work for themselves and meet all their own needs. In the rare event that anyone did need money, self-made moonshine for bartering was as good as any currency (and why making moonshine is still to this day one of the biggest crimes anyone can commit).
How did plantation owners solve their workforce predicament? Slavery. Undesirables from Europe (everyone hated the Irish) and undesirables from Africa (prisoners from warring tribes who were typically put to death).
Please add to or correct.
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