• FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    if you’re trying to prevent usury

    Muslims got you.

    Anyone’s guess if it works, but they’ve been doing the complicated “riba bad” maths for a while now.

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      8 months ago

      I have some professional awareness of Islamic banking. It kind of works, but it’s definitely a kludge to make modern-ish finance possible without violating religious law.