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It's funny that "usury" has gone from mortal sin (Thomas Aquinas :https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/aquinas-on-usury; https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/aquinas-
by sgt101 7y ago
It's funny that "usury" has gone from mortal sin (Thomas Aquinas :https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/aquinas-on-usury; https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/aquinas-on-usury; but also Jesus in the temple) to everyday activity, and that the communities that outlaw it (the whole of Islam, old style communism) don't get a mention in discussion. Very much in contrast to discussions of food ethics and human rights !
- perl4ever 7y agoIt might be indicative of the success and prosperity of societies built on different principles. Doing without interest seems not to work very well, unless you basically put a fig leaf on it and call it something else. Rules for food preparation don't seem to have a great effect on the success of societies, by contrast.
- cbnotfromthere 7y ago" the communities that outlaw it (the whole of Islam, old style communism)" I lived almost 20 years in communist Romania, I can assure you interest aka "usury" was not banned at all.
- sgt101 7y agoThat's so interesting! What institutions administed loans? How were they squared with anti capitalism?