Oh, I knew the term would be approximately forever. It had more to do with the repayment being an aspect of the punishment; they would be thinking about why they had to pay that money the rest of their lives.
And if you put all the money they paid into an account with interest, it would eventually equal the amount you lost. Long after they were dead.
Ahhh. They do here, or they can. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but it has to do with how our monetary system works and the fact that banks loan out money...basically, if you keep your money in a "savings" account (on which there are withdrawal limitations) the bank will pay you a small interest rate, because they know the money will be available for them to loan out (at a higher rate of interest) to people who want to buy houses or land. You can get a higher interest rate if you agree to leave the money there for a certain amount of time (three to five years is typical); that's called a certificate of deposit.
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And if you put all the money they paid into an account with interest, it would eventually equal the amount you lost. Long after they were dead.
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