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Understandable, we should pay up (lemmy.world)
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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sorry, that deal was made with the French royal family, not the republic. It's null and void.

[–] smac@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

It doesn't matter. The debt was repaid in 1795 by James Swan, a banker who assumed the debt from the U.S.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you transfer debts and loans they're still valid, it's what the ussr Russia exchange did.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The debt was already paid anyways

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

as if these assholes have ever read a history book. they don't fucking know that.