response: I see. Did you know that the idea of wage slavery goes all the way back to Ancient Rome, with Cicero?
original_response: Exactly, and this has been going on as early as Cicero in Ancient Rome. This is when people started to make the comparison between slavery and wage labor. We have to do better as a society.
history: I used to be a wage slave, living from paycheck to paycheck. However I now thankfully have enough money to live a modest but pleasant life. That's good, I know people use the term when they need the paycheck immediately and don't have anything left. Today I feel so sorry for many people, who can't make ends meet and who have to work 2+ jobs just to get through the week. I know there are people who lack fulfilling jobs and have no leisure time. What do you think? I'm not happy about the stagnating wages. Corporations have to pay their workers more and CEOs etc. less so people can earn enough to live.
knowledge: Similarities between wage labor and slavery were noted as early as Cicero in Ancient Rome.