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		nfm on Jan 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics Depending on the era and location, slave labour totally skews the calculation too.

mseebach on Jan 25, 2015 [–]

It doesn't change the calculations. All other things being equal, that slave would then sacrifice 100% of his life to provide clothing for four people.

It (drastically) changes the ethics of the situation, however.

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