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		Vladimof on June 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and ... You are going to have to define slave labor... is someone working 12h days for minimum wage considered a slave? I would say yes.

kube-system on June 17, 2022 [–]

"Slave labor" is not being used as hyperbole in this context. It is the conventional definition. A job that complies with the 13th amendment without exception is not slavery.

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