[Idaho_Cowboy]

The whole thing is so bizarre. There’s always been that historical connection and analogy, in regards to “debt slavery,” “wage slavery,” “debt bondage” and such. Goes back centuries, and is totally commonplace.

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It's a biblical concept as well. Proverbs 22:7 "The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender."

[Sherman Logan]

New International Version:
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Slave is actually a considerably more accurate translation of the original word. In Bible times, servants were slaves.