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> An even greater restriction existed throughout Christendom. This was a
> prohibition against usury, or charging interest. The Church held it to
> be a grave sin and the code was upheld by the civil powers. There were
> harsh penalties for those who broke the law.
Surely you posted this as a joke. There isn't enough gold in the
world for every person now to earn their paycheck in metals. And
we saw what happened with usury was a crime--it brought on the
Dark Ages. It was only after double entry accounting and banking
emerged in Italy that the world emerged from the long dark period
after over 1000 years of no measurable progress. Thats that you
want to return to?
-john-
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> prohibition against usury, or charging interest. The Church held it to
> be a grave sin and the code was upheld by the civil powers. There were
> harsh penalties for those who broke the law.