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The רמא paskens specifically not like that opinion in תרצד:ב. But in general this is a good example of the freezing of the halachic process that Shmuel Phillips describes in Chapter 1 of "Talmud Reclaimed" (Mosaica Press 2023)

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Yeah. And the Rambam is silent, but the Bais Yosef assumes he's lenient, too. Although the Tur is explicitly machmir like Rabbi Meir.

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deletedJan 21Liked by Boruch Clinton
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That would certainly work up to the amount of the credit card bill that actually covered Purim expenses, but it wouldn't convert the entire donation to matanos l'evionim.

I think you've got a way to go before hitting Marie Antoinette levels! :)

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