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Old 04-30-2014, 05:38 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by Botnst View Post
Slave owners didn't want to risk their expensive property at the compensation rate offered so they refused to rent them out. It was cheaper for the city to contract Irish labor.
That's interesting. Wage slaves sell for less than chattel slaves. Maybe it was a matter of cutting out the middle man (the slave owner).
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