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mk  ·  3556 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Serge Halimi: The democratic right to cry ‘enough’

I agree. Usury is akin to slavery. No doubt, lending can put resources where talent and opportunity can be found, but at the point that the loan becomes a shackle, the interest to society as a whole is negative.