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God Emperor Emeritus's avatar

Now I understand why Obamacare == Slavery.

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š”…š”¢š”¢š”©š”·š”¢š”Ÿš”²š”Ÿš”Ÿš”ž's avatar

"Considering his slaves to be valuable tools in the operation of his business, Randolph provided the necessary care to keep them in good health."

I bet they got to work more than 28 hours a week, too. In other words, a step ahead of Wal-Mart, Burger King and McDonald's.

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š”…š”¢š”¢š”©š”·š”¢š”Ÿš”²š”Ÿš”Ÿš”ž's avatar

"A sum" covers quite a range of generosity. Rockefeller also handed out "a sum" to indigent folks.

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š”…š”¢š”¢š”©š”·š”¢š”Ÿš”²š”Ÿš”Ÿš”ž's avatar

I hear the Birkenau Casino and Convention Center is a great place to hold a retreat.

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JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

<i>He also had a slave hospital; he paid a local physician to make weekly visits</i>

Free health care! He should have made them pay for it with fambly members. "Do you have insurance? We take Aetna, Blue Cross or children under ten."

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JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

I mean, really, how great would the conditions have to be for anyone to say "if you do this and that, it's OK to own other people"?

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Incoming Ham's avatar

Anyone that calls themselves a righteous babe isn't.

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Incoming Ham's avatar

You do realize probably three of us will get that reference. :)

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Bourgeois Nerd's avatar

I hear Theresienstadt was just swell! There's even a movie the Nazi made about it! (And then they killed everyone.)

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