We are not slaves by quite some stretch, as much as Republicans want that back. “Wage slavery” is a fun term, but it doesn’t actually reflect the variety of options people have available to them that real slaves do not.
As long as we can unionize, the chains cannot bind us.
Having to work is not slavery, good god. That’s incredibly insulting to those who actually are slaves.
You do get food and housing in exchange for labor, it’s money.
You have options to fight back and get higher wages, like unionization. You can choose where to work which is NOT an illusion of choice, it’s a real one.
There is no form of society that can function without people working.