Usury is an immoral profession in almost every society. But today this immoral profession has a modern counterpart. Its name is banking. And banking is regulated by law.
Making money by prostitution is an immoral profession in almost every society. But today this immoral profession has a modern counterpart. Its name is porn industry. And the porn industry is regulated by law.
Do you think moral concepts are being killed by capitalist imposing laws who want to make more money?
You do realize usury is defined as excess rates of interest far higher than the norm?
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u·su·ry
noun
noun: usury
the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
"the medieval prohibition on usury"
Similar:
extortionate moneylending
payday lending
loan-sharking
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ARCHAIC
interest at unreasonably high rates.
Origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French usurie, or from medieval Latin usuria, from Latin usura, from usus ‘a use’ (see use).
Use over time for: usury"
so if I lend you 100 dollars and want 105 back a week later = usury
and if a bank or even I lend you 100 dollars and want 105 back in a year = a legal enough loan