People often perceive loan as a negative thing. To be in debt is seen as not only having no money but also a desperate attempt to have money. What people do not realize is that owing somebody money is not necessarily a bad thing. It is what you do with the money you owe that will determine its value.
Loans help a great deal in keeping the economy growing. Countries, in fact, borrow from one another to finance projects that would help provide jobs for its people. With the right use of the borrowed money, the loan can triple and even quadruple. This is what most businessmen do. They borrow money to fund projects, the earnings of which, they will keep for themselves while paying back the principal.
Lets face facts. Not everyone can afford to finance a really big project or to start a new business. In todays business world, one needs money to earn money. Loans function to help people who are short in cash but big in ideas take their dreams into action, hoping against hope that the business or project will come into fruition, thereby helping other people as well. Can you imagine Bill Gates not getting a loan when he was putting up Microsoft?
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