Except that the successful slave could sometimees use his peculium to buy his freedom. No emancipation allowed from the feds.

“…from early times it was customary to give the slave a peculium, a fund that he could administer as if it belonged to him. Technically, this sum belonged to the master, but to some extent it was treated as a separate estate with which the master did not interfere except for good reason. ” This description technically explains the current attempts to privatize Social Security into “privately” managed retirement accounts. The Peculium Fund would be a great name for a mutual fund specializing in these accounts.