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That would certainly be the Biblical approach. Debt cancellation during the year of Jubilee was the Old Testament commandment from Leviticus. In the New Testament Jesus quoted from Old Testament Jubilee texts and spoke to debt cancellation as a Christian objective and obligation. It is right there in the Lord's Prayer.
Slave labor was not free labor though despite the lack of wages. Plantation owners had to buy slaves, feed them, house them, keep them around year-round despite cyclical labor needs for planting and harvests.RZehr wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:55 pm If cost of labor is low enough, and in sufficient supply, people won't use technology. It's simple economics. I see this in real time as I watch different customers in a countries around the world make purchasing decisions based on their local labor situation.
I know, and didn't say free. Cheap. Low cost. If I had to dispatch a messenger to hand you this message, the cost would be prohibitive, so I opt to use cheaper technology. Same thing applies in industry.Ken wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:00 pmSlave labor was not free labor though despite the lack of wages. Plantation owners had to buy slaves, feed them, house them, keep them around year-round despite cyclical labor needs for planting and harvests.RZehr wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:55 pm If cost of labor is low enough, and in sufficient supply, people won't use technology. It's simple economics. I see this in real time as I watch different customers in a countries around the world make purchasing decisions based on their local labor situation.
well, cough, i never thought of contemporary unsecured credit card debt as part of the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer.Ken wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:55 pmThat would certainly be the Biblical approach. Debt cancellation during the year of Jubilee was the Old Testament commandment from Leviticus. In the New Testament Jesus quoted from Old Testament Jubilee texts and spoke to debt cancellation as a Christian objective and obligation. It is right there in the Lord's Prayer.
Debt forgiveness and Jubilee are most definitely Biblical concepts. Both in the Old and New Testament.temporal1 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:11 pmwell, cough, i never thought of contemporary unsecured credit card debt as part of the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer.Ken wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:55 pmThat would certainly be the Biblical approach. Debt cancellation during the year of Jubilee was the Old Testament commandment from Leviticus. In the New Testament Jesus quoted from Old Testament Jubilee texts and spoke to debt cancellation as a Christian objective and obligation. It is right there in the Lord's Prayer.
and, i never thought of seeking out scriptural wisdom from the odd person offering answers to everything on the internet.
i suppose, wrt the Lord’s Prayer, i understood “debts” to be more about personal offenses than financial problems, esp not financial problems often driven by consumerism and greed. and baited by wealthy banks for untold profit.
“i owe a debt of gratitude” .. etc.
