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>You're so against people hoarding, i.e. saving money?

The problem with this kind of system: It's not just about saving. What's actually happening is those who have saved more are accumulating even more money by doing nothing, and everyone else who needs to spend it to buy food and shelter is suddenly losing more and more of their money. When it starts happening at a faster rate than the economy is producing actual value then you hit hyperdeflation and the economy spirals.



Hmm. What if we had a central committee mandated to target 2% deflation? Just the right amount of saving, not too much.


That would be disastrous for anyone who has a debt to repay.




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