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🌱 Fresh start: when a debt cannot be paid
Sometimes a debt truly cannot be paid. A fair system can reset it, at a cost, so the person can get on with life instead of being stuck forever.
🌱 In the game: “Fresh start”
A debt nobody can pay can be reset, at a cost, so life goes on.
You learn this law in A robot can’t repay. Then you can pass it in your town Council, where it belongs to 💛 Care.
+ A loan you can’t pay is reset once − Borrow 30% less
Every law in the game has an upside and a cost, just like real rules.
In real life
Bankruptcy and debt-relief rules exist in many countries. They have costs, such as limits on borrowing for a while.
Think about it
What is fair to the lender and to the borrower when a debt cannot be paid?