[Galadriel55]

*applauds*


And once you have power and people in debt you can go on increasing that debt and that power. I recall from Athanar's visit to Faramund's place that Faramund put a man in bond because he borrowed money and could not pay it back, so Faramund took all his land, or something of that sort. And now the old man is basically a slave, except that he's not called that.

So it's quite possible to create a "money drainage system" that way. Just suck out more and more for every little bit people owe you, and make it impossible for them to pay back, and you're in power and abusing it.

So...yeah.