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Episode 593: His money is my money (modern slavery)

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Feb 2, 2026
A provocative look at financial entitlement in relationships and why claiming a partner’s earnings can mean claiming their labor. The episode connects money, time, bodily autonomy, and personal freedom. It explores how financial control can restrict options and likens extreme entitlement to a form of modern slavery.
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INSIGHT

Money As Embodied Labor

  • Money represents disembodied labor and is the transfiguration of time spent working.
  • Claiming another person's money is effectively claiming their time and bodily labor.
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Financial Entitlement Equals Bodily Claim

  • Believing you are entitled to someone else's money equates to believing you are entitled to their labor and body for your uses.
  • That entitlement crosses into control over another person's actions and time.
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Entitlement That Relies On Labor Is Illegitimate

  • If your claimed right requires another's labor, it cannot be a legitimate right.
  • Taraban labels modern financial entitlement as morally equivalent to slavery.
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