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Re:Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years by Incipient on Friday February 03, 2023 @07:26PM (#34649869)
Sidestepping from the topic of Argentina a bit. Isn't debt always some form of trap, for people or government? I do get the idea of borrowing to generate more income (eg a port) but too often doesn't that income just go to borrowing more? Gradually committing more and more gdp/income into non-productive repayments?
Re:Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years by foogazi on Friday February 03, 2023 @09:26PM (#34650734)
> Isn't debt always some form of trap, for people or government?

Always ? I don’t think so

For example fixed rate mortgages don’t feel like a trap