Can We Abolish Debt?

https://www.andrewsage.org/articles/can-we-abolish-debt

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Blurntout@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 106d

If you are onboard with existing financial systems collapse hell yeah! Considering we’re headed that direction anyway with a less favourable outcome more likely 😅

teft@piefed.social · 2 pts · 106d

Only if the people have to give up whatever assets were purchased with said debt otherwise you’ll still have a class of people with much more than everyone else since billionaires purchase almost all of their things with debt, not with their own assets.

cmbabul@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 106d

This used to be done regularly even in feudal societies, it can and should be done