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>> That's like say a band getting an advance to record their album should be illegal.

> It should.

Mortgages and car loans can be seen as advances on future income.

Insurance is a way to split a risk from a property. For example, if I own a house there’s a risk it burns down. With fire insurance, you keep the house, but the insurer takes on the risk, in exchange for a fee.

Why shouldn’t a band be permitted to do something similar, getting money now in exchange for future income and, at the same time, transferring the risk of their future product being a flop to a third party?



>Mortgages and car loans can be seen as advances on future income

I'm against those as well. Buy stuff after you can afford it.

>Insurance is a way to split a risk from a property. For example, if I own a house there’s a risk it burns down. With fire insurance, you keep the house, but the insurer takes on the risk, in exchange for a fee.

I'm against insurance companies too. Have a public insurance fund instead.




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