Re:Cuban Doctors Revolt: ‘You Get Tired of Being a Slave’
by appleflaxen on Friday September 29, 2017 @12:58PM
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> if a bank does this and gets convicted (which happens regularly) people WILL go to jail for doing this
thanks for pointing this out; I've heard the term "usury", but have never seen it linked with criminal charges. but a quick web search shows that you're right.
really interesting, and great point regarding the fraction of after-tax payments.
thanks!
How many American doctors are paying >75% of their AFTER TAX income to pay down those debts ?
None.
How many Cuban doctors agreed to the arrangement of being restricted to a country controlled by the Cuban government, and therefore only offered a pittance for their services ?
None. They were born there.
What would happen if a bank offered such a deal to a US citizen ?
They would be persecuted, as this falls under "usury" and is a crime. Note: it's a crime. As in, if a bank does this and gets convicted (which happens regularly) people WILL go to jail for doing this.
What would happen if I did the same, organising a job for you in a foreign country and in return I get 75% of your wages in a contract that couldn't be broken ?
You could go to a judge and get the contract annulled, as this clearly violates labor laws. The article seems to confirm that this indeed violates even Brazilian labor laws.