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Von's avatar

I’ve been thinking on usury for quite a while, can’t avoid what the Bible says about usury, there is a prohibition.

The other unfortunate topic that kind of goes hand in hand with usury is indentured servitude/slavery for no more than a 7 year term, to pay off debts. There were instances the slave remained serving in the household after being granted freedom, because of the righteous and benevolent master, who was fair. This is not to say that this institution wasn’t grossly abused as it was. (See the story of Laban and Jacob). Not trying to advocate for slavery, but like usury, a topic that has been ignored

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Karaļauču Augusts's avatar

In Latvian there is a saying "Debt is not a brother." It, at the very least, should not be treated as one.

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