[Avodah] early bird specials and ribbis

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 11:11:47AM -0500, Zev Sero wrote:
: Except that that's clearly not true.  Giving a discounted wage advance
: to a future employee is only forbidden because it *looks* like a loan,
: not because it is one...

Avaq LH is assur because it leads to LH.

Is avaq ribis prohibited as ribis, or prohibited as mar'is ayin?

Tir'u baTov!
-mi