An evolution that would be really good for the gig economy would be the evolution of decent risk-pooling models. The kind described in “portfolios of the poor” but higher ticket price.
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So you have to "save" $100 per mo by sending it to 11 different people and then they send $1,100 back to you the 12th mo. The interest you give up is the cost of the option to borrow a fraction of the $1,100 once per year, interest free. Delinquent forfeiture covers inflation?
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Yeah roughly... there’s lots of little details. The traditional Indian version is called a chit fund. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chit_fund
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