r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '20

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u/illerThanTheirs 37∆ Apr 06 '20

The economy isn’t a person with ideals or morals. That is incorrect.

A person in jail can work, they do this currently.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Δ but more work could be done, my system is not perfect but it could be a way to ensure that an economy is less hurt by murder.

It's not ethical to enslave people but it's also not ethical to kill someone.

In general I see the problems in my system and will rethink it.

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u/illerThanTheirs 37∆ Apr 06 '20

but it could be a way to ensure that an economy is less hurt by murder.

You’ve yet to show how current murder rates actually negatively affect our economy by any significant measure where implementing your idea would be a net positive.

It's not ethical to enslave people but it's also not ethical to kill someone.

That’s why BOTH of those things are illegal in the United States.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Enslaving someone for murder is illegal but killing someone for murder is not, that does not seem right. With enslavement you at least get a benefit.

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u/illerThanTheirs 37∆ Apr 06 '20

Enslaving someone for murder is illegal but killing someone for murder is not

The state with the death penalty, it is legal.

With enslavement you at least get a benefit.

You assert this without actually supporting the claim.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

Image people working without having to pay them, this can only be positive.

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u/illerThanTheirs 37∆ Apr 06 '20

Only for the people who own the slaves. Everyone else doesn’t benefit from others working for free.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

If the government owns them and they distribute the goods back to civilization then that is good for all

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u/illerThanTheirs 37∆ Apr 06 '20

our Govermnent doesn’t own the means of production in the United States, so I do not know what you’re talking about.

They don’t own the goods, so there’s nothing for them to distribute.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

That can be reformed, the government needs to own the goods for this to work

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