Let's take an honest look.

[Dill]

(06-12-2024, 09:32 AM)CJD Wrote: The real minimum wage meaning slavery?

I don't think it can be slavery.

A slave owner has to feed and shelter his slave, and sometimes provide medical care to keep his investment alive.
(Many places in the South, slaves could offset some of the master's expenses by growing their own vegetables.)

With the rise of manufacturing and the dominance of wage labor by the 19th century, it's not clear that slavery was cheaper
than wage labor, which entailed no further responsibilities for an employer than to meet payroll. At least in urban areas
and for manufacturing.