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Re:One economist went on a long whimsical journey to pay his... by AlecSchueler on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:09AM (#35600913)
No, the debt is still there as they've paid for the beans, staff, processing etc.

They'd temporarily moved their debt onto you and now had to accept it back again. But it hasn't gone away.

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Re:One economist went on a long whimsical journey to pay his... by pixl97 on Monday April 17, 2023 @01:35PM (#35603896)
Yes it is gone, it's considered a loss.
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