Not disagreeing, but can I get a source for those figures?

Louisiana was the only state that didn't secede because of the issue of slavery per se.

they were afraid that their human breeding programs and slave market/futures market would collapse

if you go to Walmart, Kroger, or Publix and look up the company that produces those big Dora balloons and other cartoon characters, that's all Louisiana slave labor.

the overton window in Louisiana is firmly in the territory of "well you gotta have slaves though" and probably will be like that forever

Permanently house and feed someone? $16,000 seems quite a bit too low. That might cover food alone I would imagine, depending on the person's age. More so if it's like a 30 year old less so if they are 60.

Im sorry but i read that as "incinerate" and i was like wat

The Government of Putin are masters of cheap labor. That's why the fucknuts rarely send ICE to rural red counties.

Stop upvoting twitter/x posts you idiots, write the thing yourself

When I was in junior high I asked someone what the difference was between a republican and a democrat. They said republicans create jobs for the homeless, while democrats just want to give them money. It didn't make much sense until about 10 years later.

But now, the fight homelessness by just making it illegal...

I think what they mean is $66,000 value to the shareholders

Kenshi vibes

Ummm $16k is barely above the US Federal poverty level.