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It is not theft by any legal or everyday definition I have ever heard. Even if it were illegal, the crime would not be called theft. Are there any types of debt in the US in which a default is considered considered illegal?

Among the many differences between a loan and a theft, is that the transaction is entered into by the choice of both parties. Whether it is a true free choice is another question, as is the issue of fraud in creation or discharge of the obligation.



>It is not theft by any legal or everyday definition I have ever heard. Even if it were illegal, the crime would not be called theft.

I wasn't talking about legality. Clearly what Iceland did was legal. It's still theft if you can pay the money back and you don't.

>Are there any types of debt in the US in which a default is considered considered illegal?

As a matter of fact, yes. Student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

>Among the many differences between a loan and a theft, is that the transaction is entered into by the choice of both parties. Whether it is a true free choice is another question, as is the issue of fraud in creation or discharge of the obligation.

Which all amounts to rationalization in this case. This isn't a case of someone being forced to take on debt by a loan shark.




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