Houses, boats, cars, appliances, furniture, clothing etc – anything not entertainment is rent seeking. If we exchange zero interest for accelerated payments we dont disrupt the pricing system (rapidly) but we do rapidly make children affordable.
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@ekiekipatang Interest is necessary for temporal calculation of production, distribution and trade, but not for consumption. All end point interest, meaning consumer credit on capital purchases (durable goods) under fiat money(a fractional share in the economy) is rent seeking (prohibited).
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