A summary would be nice.

How would anarchists handle people getting loans to buy expensive things? In an anarchist society/group where they still use regular money

  • poVoq
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    13 years ago

    Yes, however mortgages on buildings are often held by institutional investors (managing retirement savings etc.) as they are considered especially safe.

    • @jelbana@lemmy.ml
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      13 years ago

      Correct, but the graph above is household mortgages, not commercial buildings. So this debt is indeed originated largely by banks directly to consumers. It is then re-securitized and sold off to more institutional investors who end up holding the debt as an asset, but the liability is on the household side.