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If it’s not illegal then it’s not usury, sort of like how it’s not murder if it’s legal to kill that person.
by mikeash 8y ago
If it’s not illegal then it’s not usury, sort of like how it’s not murder if it’s legal to kill that person.
- garmaine 8y agoThe term usury has religious origins predating the modern concept of law. It is a term used by law not invented for it.
- mikeash 8y agoThe meaning of a word is not guaranteed to track its origins. Communication is a two-player cooperative game with a complicated set of shared rules. If you want to win, follow those rules, don’t try to come up with better ones.