I think the idea is that you give loans to the needy, and do so out of generosity, hoping to get your money back but not relying on it. It’s one of those things where the law does not work without the spirit.
That would mean rich donors end up “lending” money to the government for “no interest”. I’m sure in return they would receive zero favors or benefits of any kind.
Like a lot of things in the Bible, it may work for goat herders lost in the Bronze Age desert. But it definitely doesn’t literally work today. It didn’t even work under the Romans during Jesus’s time.
He was like “not a word shall be changed”, but also don’t worry about tiny details. Regarding keeping Kosher He said, “it’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you, but what comes out.” The point is to keep yourself clean, not details about shellfish.
That would mean rich donors end up “lending” money to the government for “no interest”. I’m sure in return they would receive zero favors or benefits of any kind.
Exactly, and no it can’t “just happen under any system”. Right now the US government is giving out 5.1% interest on risk free Treasury Bills. There’s literally no way to bribe the Treasury with free money because everyone and their dog is rushing to lend the government money at those rates.
I think the idea is that you give loans to the needy, and do so out of generosity, hoping to get your money back but not relying on it. It’s one of those things where the law does not work without the spirit.
That would mean rich donors end up “lending” money to the government for “no interest”. I’m sure in return they would receive zero favors or benefits of any kind.
Like a lot of things in the Bible, it may work for goat herders lost in the Bronze Age desert. But it definitely doesn’t literally work today. It didn’t even work under the Romans during Jesus’s time.
He was like “not a word shall be changed”, but also don’t worry about tiny details. Regarding keeping Kosher He said, “it’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you, but what comes out.” The point is to keep yourself clean, not details about shellfish.
That can happen under just about any system.
Yes, but you don’t want to make it a primary source for government funding.
Right, that’s what taxes are for.
Exactly, and no it can’t “just happen under any system”. Right now the US government is giving out 5.1% interest on risk free Treasury Bills. There’s literally no way to bribe the Treasury with free money because everyone and their dog is rushing to lend the government money at those rates.