Hey Rich, I'm sorry, but I actually have no idea what comment you're referring to. Please add a link?

Thanks for this thoughtful comment. Nice to know you're not a troll!

If the "lead" of which you speak is the opening stanza of this article, then I really can't help you. (Insults are in the eye of the beholder, and I care more about the exploited poor than the incensed exploiter class.)

Michael Hudson has written some excellent books on debt that are must-reads. All of the rent/usury word etymologies are easily accessible online.