Do you think a homeless person should be able to 'sell' themselves into a legal contract of slavery?

Question

This would mean that the homeless person would be a ward of their master, who would have to provide food, shelter, and clothing during the contracted time of slavery. Of course issues of treating the slave humanely, and contract rules would be set more clear...but on the basic premise- would you clean up a homeless person enough to keep them in your home to do chores?

Let me say that I'm not an advocate for slavery, it was a question formulated between 'How would you remedy the problem of homelessness in America?' and "What do you think of slavery?"

I'm not saying we should adopt slavery, but what about the question....a cure for homelessness?

Also, I am quite aware that slavery is not legal in the U.S.` I wasn't having a "state the obvious contest". I was posing a question that had interesting variables.

Answer 1

I think what you are basically talking about is already allowed, I mean I actually know someone who has helped a homeless person find a job and clean up and get his own small trailor home, while helping him save some money in a shared bank account, maintained by the helper. But yes, in that sense, I believe it should be allowed if it isn't already.

Answer 2

Well since slavery was abolished in the constitution, I don't believe there could be a legal contract for slavery in the U.S.

However, with declining wages and more bullish employers squeezing every second out of us, what's the difference? We are all slaves to our employers.

Think about it, what did slaves have? A place to sleep, food to eat, a boss driving them crazy all day, and little else. Isn't that what we get with our current jobs, too?

I think the U.S. federal minimum wage is legalized slavery. And as long as there are people willing to work for that, why would it change?

The sad fact is the U.S. is going down the drain quickly. The cost for maintaining a home, whether rent or mortgage, plus utilities, food, etc., we need to make at least $1500/month to break even in most parts of the country. Add a couple children, a car payment and you can pretty much double that amount. If your job pays less than $9.38/hour for 40 hours, you will not break even.

This is why job got the slang term J.O.B. (Just over broke).

Plus, with big companies outsourcing jobs overseas and to Canada, money is being exported and not spent inside the U.S. because there are less consumers with enough income to buy things.

This is a growing problem and will get much worse unless our so called leaders get off their butts and take care of the issue. I think any company that exports jobs overseas should be deported themselves and not allowed to do business with the U.S. marketplace.

As far as the homeless, this has been a growing problem, as well. Many homeless people are college graduates! I remember seeing homeless people on the streets back in the 1970's-1980's when times were good.

A homeless person would have a difficult time getting a job, especially the way modern employers treat their help. I've seen companies discriminate on lesser things. Most will not hire someone that does not have an address. Nowadays they even check our credit, and if we have bad credit, no job. WTH is up with that?

Answer 3

slavery is illegal in the US, so one could not do that lawfully, but why don't the person just work for them and they provide all of the stuff as part payment of wages.
a remedy for the problem would be that more of wealthy help the homeless by circumstance
and the ones who are homeless by choice(choosing an addiction over a home) start to clean up there act and work for a better life.
my 2cents

Answer 4

i does no longer imagine that is forcing. even if it relies upon on even if the fellow is prepared to do some thing. Your chum could have her own decision. she will pick to do others issues, for there are different approaches to make money for a residing. there is not any actual thanks to sparkling or turn decrease back to the 'organic' existence. particularly, that is more effective in route of the human soul and spirit which require healing and fix. you are able to recommend your chum no longer to proceed residing of any such fashion, in different words, end doing those issues yet inspire her to stay reliable to wrestle her economic disaster. She needs to paintings it out on her own to earn some earning, be taught some investments and if she's interested in having a organisation, save her up on that. i comprehend this would look complicated, yet i'm particular you pick your chum to stay a healthful existence variety. good success!

Answer 5

No i don't think so. I think that slavery is banned from the United States. If that homeless person doesn't live in the U.S. then I am not sure. Sorry.

Answer 6

I think they should, but I wouldn't consider it slavery if they did it. Basically, they would be providing a service and getting something in return. It may not be money, but what do we need money for: food, clothing, shelter, etc.

Answer 7

every body is a slave to somebody
,but it is not called slavery any more .
so yes to slavery ,it is nothing new

and homeless people are usually old and feeble arent they

not really good slave material .
that why they are homeless .
because they are not anybodies slave any more.

Answer 8

I wasn't aware of there being legal contracts of slavery anymore - at least not in the USA.

Answer 9

No, just because they're homeless and probley don't have a lot of money doesn't mean they should "sell" themselves into slavery.

Answer 10

Why do we need them to be our slaves in order to help the homeless. We all should help feed and clothe and get the homeless on their feet. Everyone deserves a second chance. And to all the rich *** people out there who do not help the homeless, who see them on the corner and think 'eww'...you are terrible people, you should be thrown in a jail cell and all your money distributed to needy people.