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by not2b 1594 days ago
Because you didn't owe enough money to tank the world economy if you went broke, mainly. Small debtors have no power, but huge debtors do.
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I mean small debtors just get to declare bankruptcy and not pay, which is a pretty good power to have. Large debtors have broader obligations to the community.
Yep. If you owe the bank $1,000 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100M that's the bank's problem.
So why don't debtors unionise?