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[-] PahassaPaikassa@sopuli.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

Having debt is not bad in it self. The UK paid their last WW1 debts back in 2011 or something. I know the UK is in a bad state but it is not because of those war debts.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ml -1 points 5 months ago

Counterexample: Haiti's independence debts from France for daring to free slaves

[-] PahassaPaikassa@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I should have said "debt is not always bad."

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ml -1 points 5 months ago
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