/biz/ - Business & Finance

I'll lend you money to buy a house, and I'll only charge you 5%*
* (a year, compounded, for 30 years, so you'll actually pay me back several times what you borrowed).

Redpill me on usury, /biz/.
>Is it a real threat or just a religious cuck conspiracy?

>Is it as black and white as pic related or like how some people call it the "modern form of slavery"?

>Is the gold standard a good counter to it? If not what is?

>What are the flaws of the gold standard other than the fact that the amount of money is limited so you can't do stuff like wage a war, etc.

>Any books you can recommend on this?