[Rocky]

Could you give me $100 so I could pay back that $100 that I borrowed from you last week?

Thanks. Now we’re even.

[101voodoo]

Actually this is a common practice in business. It’s known as a “rollover” or loan renewal. Companies (and Nations) often renew a loan or borrow the amount owed and use proceeds of new loan to retire the old debt thereby keeping the loan current and paying interest only