# I can't think of the word for this: (Labor for tax credit)\[ed. title\]

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 26, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-think-of-the-word-for-this-labor-for-tax-credit-ed-title/431257 "2007-12-26T04:06:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-think-of-the-word-for-this-labor-for-tax-credit-ed-title/431257/1 "2007-12-26T04:06:43Z")

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[http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071225/D8TOKT9G1.html](http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071225/D8TOKT9G1.html)

Letting people work for free to stay on their own land…Oh yeah…SLAVERY…

and we live in a “free” country?

Discuss…

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-think-of-the-word-for-this-labor-for-tax-credit-ed-title/431257/2 "2007-12-26T04:31:31Z")

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Well “serfdom” comes to mind, but unless you want to abolish property taxes, _somebody_ has to pay them.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-think-of-the-word-for-this-labor-for-tax-credit-ed-title/431257/3 "2007-12-26T04:36:21Z")

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Perhaps some answers can be found [in this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449050)

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-think-of-the-word-for-this-labor-for-tax-credit-ed-title/431257/4 "2007-12-26T07:59:58Z")

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**Moderator’s Note:** Since we’ve already got a thread going on this very same topic (linked to by my esteemed colleague above), based on the very same news article (albeit on a different website), I’ve closed this thread. Please feel free to continue the discussion on the other thread we’ve got going.