“but a ‘purchase’ is not the same thing as a ‘debt’.”
Yes it is... That is what the government wants us to think but it is absolutely false.
debt: noun
1: something owed : obligation
2: >a state of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received< : a state of owing
^^^^^^^^^^ (Applies to anything and everything purchased once you “agree to purchase”.)
3: law and business : the common-law action for the recovery of money held to be due
4: sin, trespass
Forgive us our debts.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debt
I have to side with imabadboy99 here.
The National Park Service can refuse admittance to the park before any "debt" is incurred.
Regards,