&gt; Indentured labour was also the result of a &quot;voluntary agreement between individuals&quot;. See also the working conditions of migrant workers in the Gulf states - again the result of &quot;voluntary agreement between individuals&quot;.<p>The only problem I have with such things is when someone agrees to one thing, but winds up with something else. That probably happened at least some of the time with indentured labor.<p>&gt; It&#x27;s the utility-minimizing choice for the rest.<p>You usually can&#x27;t maximize utility for every single person. Maximizing total utility is the standard, and you haven&#x27;t explained why we shouldn&#x27;t do that here. &quot;Won&#x27;t somebody think of the ~~children~~ poor riders?&quot;