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40% exit tax reminds me you could buy yourself out of slavery in Rome. What was the rate then?
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Juraj 1y ago

probably close to risk adjusted net present value of lifetime profit of labor

so probably not too bad even if they needed to get into debt

the real question is - why today's slavery is so expensive?

military draft / conscription or mandatory education is a form of slavery

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Hurvajs Rumcajs 1y ago

I thought the citizens of the Roman empire were subject to (quasi) mandatory conscription at various stages of the empire development.

In any case mandatory conscription is one of the nastiest form of slavery.