&gt; I will simply point out that nobody in a free society is compelled to work for another.<p>Ah, the plaintive cry of the college Libertarian. Of course people in our society are compelled to work for another; you cannot live without eating. You may not be compelled to work for a <i>specific</i> employer, but you are compelled to work, and in an economy where there is massive unemployment and wealth inequality, employees and employers are not on the same bargaining terms.<p>Let&#x27;s put it this way: someone comes to you and says, &quot;I have your wife in a secret location. Go and murder my boss, or you&#x27;ll never see her again.&quot; You might accept this contract and we might call it &quot;voluntary&quot; since you agreed to the terms, but that&#x27;s hardly a fair characterization of the situation. Power differentials matter, and they absolutely produce compulsion.