[Lauxa]

It seems to me that maybe some of those old thyme religions had it correct and that usury (lending money at interest) is a Bad Thing. I know it is explicitly forbidden in the Koran and I think early Christians were against it as well. Well, it seems to cause all sorts of problems. Finances wars, keeps developing countries impoverished. Don't even get me started on the US paying interest to private bankers on currency production. Other loan arrangements such as profit sharing might be okay.

What do you think the world would look like without usury? What would wealthy people do with their money if they couldn't loan it out at interest?