I don't think a prison sentence for unpaid debt in necessarily a bad thing. People often rack up debt with no intention of paying, which is tantamount to theft.
Currently, in the US, I often see and hear arguments regarding credit scores being cruel and unusual punishments that are 'targetted' at oppressing women and minorities. The idea, here too, is that everyone is entitled to freely borrow money (because everyone deserves whatever they feel they need or want) and it has to be paid for by those who can afford to pay. In this instance, it's a broadly applied progressive tax system but, as we all know, white males would overwhelmingly bear the brunt of it.
I don't think a prison sentence for unpaid debt in necessarily a bad thing. People often rack up debt with no intention of paying, which is tantamount to theft.
Currently, in the US, I often see and hear arguments regarding credit scores being cruel and unusual punishments that are 'targetted' at oppressing women and minorities. The idea, here too, is that everyone is entitled to freely borrow money (because everyone deserves whatever they feel they need or want) and it has to be paid for by those who can afford to pay. In this instance, it's a broadly applied progressive tax system but, as we all know, white males would overwhelmingly bear the brunt of it.