Not the same at all. Remember that slaves were kdinapped from their home, shipped thousands of miles, saw their women raped to make more "product" and had their descendants forced into the same system. If you want to opt out of the corporate system you can in today's world, without worrying that slaves catchers and their dogs will be sent after you, and you will be tortured if they catch you.
So it's the same. Instead of spending money on shipping them thousands of miles, making sure their women are raped and hiring men to force their descendants into the system, you just give them some money and fill some blanks. Result is the same - cheap work done for you. I'd even say slaves were really expensive and required much oversight and trouble for the value they provided.
