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My point (and I am being serious) is that these worker abuses seem to be the result of a complete lack of government regulations surrounding the labor force.

However you do raise a good point, in this situation the workers are not free to pick up and leave, which invalidates it as an argument against free market advocation. I concede the discussion to you good sir.

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It's not a lack of regulations, it's a lack of basic contract and law enforcement. If somebody promises you wages and does not pay, it's theft, plain and simple. One doesn't need any special regulations to prosecute theft, any basic legal system has prohibitions against theft.

'you raise a good point' .. 'I concede the discussion to you good sir'. Thank you for restoring my faith in internet based discussion.

(With the exception of the gender assumption, which I'll overlook)

You assumed his profile wasn't clicked on and the URL viewed, identifying him as male. And even if it weren't, the majority of people here are males, and even more so those that talk here about politics. So it would be a perfectly logical assumption to make.

You ruined the spirit of your reply.

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