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There's a reason usury was historically a serious sin.
by ForHackernews 7y ago
There's a reason usury was historically a serious sin.
- throw_m239339 7y agoIt was in fact punishable by death in Christian countries. In theory it's also still a sin in Islam. That's why most of the first bankers… were not Christians or Muslims if I can put it that way.
- spicymaki 7y agoYes and usury is why we have an economic crisis every ten years. The magnitude of the crisis seems to be increasing each time.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoIs this specific Mar 2020 onward economic crisis being caused by usury?