> And, as with today, usury was the underlying cause of the inequality. Do you mean "usury" as in "lending money at interest"? I really don't see how that's th

> And, as with today, usury was the underlying cause of the inequality. Do you mean "usury" as in "lending money at interest"? I really don't see how that's the underlying cause of inequality. Very, very few (if any?) of today's financial elite became rich due to interest payments. Any even if it were true: Good news, because interest rates are at a long-time low!