Ah, the old "you don't know what my arguments in favor of my position are" gambit, combined with a little "conspiracy theory" twist. Boring. Sorry, I will side with Nietzsche's approach (debtors' prisons are fine because the punishment fits the crime) over yours. I think he was just a little bit more knowledgeable about history and human nature than you.
I have had that happen to me before but when you hear from the collection agency if you owe the bill pay it...if you dont, then make them prove you do . It's really a simple matter.
Hey douchbag, when companies rack up bad debts and go chapter 11, should company's directors go to prisons? or should tax payer to pay for its debts? where is your logic?
We see far too much of that with drug courts, testing , parole etc etc. Drugs are a big money maker and excuse for law enforcement police state attitude towards citizens.
I paid it, but of course I was padding the collection companies coffers which really wasn't my responsibility. I probably should have paid the biller directly but it was under $300 which was easy for me to pay but not everybody can afford to look at 300$ as petty cash.
Debtor's prisons prey on basic human instinct of one group, while benefiting the carnal desires of another group. There will always be many people that will fall prey to greed over logic. The lender is also being greedy, looking to make a profit off money with no risk. The most logical solution is to not give something away if you don't want to risk losing it. This is really what Christianity is about. The old, barbaric, "eye for an eye" vs. intelligence, compassion, and trying to help mankind overcome their problems. Unfortunately, many people today have been taught that the Bible is a literal history book where God is going to come and save them, instead being taught as a work of spirituality/philosophy. Ancient peoples were just as intelligent as we are today, and some of them are regarded as the most brilliant philosophers in we know.
The U.S. can never default on its loan obligations. It can always pay, but perhaps with worthless money.
First someone brings up bankruptcy and now you're bringing up serfs? Hey, the topic is DEADBEAT DEBTORS, OK?