Imperial slaves are not slaves the way most people think.
They are not whipped.
They are not forced to do manual labour until they expire from exhaustion.
They are, infact, paid for their work.
Many imperials voulenteer into slavery to earn their way back to life rather than live in debt.
Empire has no beggars in the streets because the slavery system ensures that everyone can make their way back to their former lives.
In fact, slavery in empire is more akin to what we would call indentured servants.
Federation however, has no system to handle beggars, illegal slavery and other things, so the bottom of the Federation society is a truly a cesspool.
Which is why I stand by the statement "Better dead than Fed".
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