by smiley » Fri 24 Aug 2007, 16:58:43
Hmm......... something went pretty wrong there. Computer is starting to revolt on me.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'j')ust making a witty Europoint I suppose. But if/when it all comes crashing down, Mephistopheles will be laughing.
The 'europoint' I tried to make is that credit or debt is not a one way exchange.
When you default on a loan you give the lender just cause to take anything from you to cover their losses. They can take your car, your house, your salary, just about anything, but your wife, kids and pet.
That is the other side of the exchange. The exchange is larger than an a pile of cash against written promise to pay it back. IOU is really IOUIAWIC, meaning I Owe You In Any Way I Can. You exchange control over your life for money.
And surely companies will not exercise these rights at this point. But why do you think they will be more lenient in times that are tough than in times of plenty?
They don't need to bother with hiring a pair of suited gorilla's to repo your stuff at this moment. It only gives them a bad reputation. But I bet in times of trouble the velvet gloves come off and they will put up a fight for every penny.
The reason I referred to Faust (or dr. Faustus) is that Faust exchanged his soul for prosperity thinking that the devil wouldn't bother about actually getting it. (Surely you must know that tale across the pond)
Thinking that banks in times of depression would magically forget about the money you owe them is IMO a similar type of hubris.
Hence the analogy.