Slavery is an illegal practice in every nation in the world. That doesn’t stop it from happening, of course. I’m sure that everyone knows that there must be at least some slaves on the planet. But just how many. According to the abolitionist organization Free The Slaves; there are twenty Seven Million Slaves alive today. Twenty Seven Million people who are forced to work for nothing through the threat and application of violence. That’s a lot of people living in the worst possible way. Another person owns their life.
So, Slavery is alive and well. It is thriving. And, for the enslaved, it is worse than ever before. Why? It’s a question of economics. There are a lot of potential slaves out there. A lot of people who are so poor that they are willing to risk the possibility of slavery when they are offered a way out. So, there’s a lot of slaves. What’s the result? A drop in price. A severe drop in price. In the past, a slave was a valuable piece of property. You paid a lot to own another human being. It was a long-term investment. No more. Now, the cost of obtaining a slave is around $100. That’s right. One Hundred Dollars. So, the cost is down. The availability is up. A slave need no longer be a long-term investment. Do the math, folks. It costs less to replace than to maintain. That spells trouble.
For more information, I give you this link.
http://www.freetheslaves.net/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=183&srcid=-2
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