[Avodah] What would a Torah government look like

[Zev Sero]

Eli Turkel wrote:
> To my mind one of the greatest challenges to a Torah government would
> be modern day commerce
> 
> A simple example  one makes an electronic reservation by computer for
> a hotel room or
> plane flight and holds it with a credit card. When one arrives they
> refuse to honor their commitment.
> Upon screaming they answer that according to halacha a promise to do
> some action is not
> enforcable and no kinyan was done. Even if one paid in advance money
> is not a kinyan.

1. Minhag hatagarim.
2. They can make a kinyan with the credit card company, or with the
reservations company.

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