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Originally Posted by aceventura3
This is incorrect. In short order i can think of so many examples, but I assume none will change your view on this. Perhaps, the key point is that "financial wealth" is a concept with no real meaning - what is real is the measurement of true living standards.
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Now you have me curious. What methods of wealth creation do you know that don't require consumption?
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
When business puts this money to work through investing in the future the recession will end. The best thing government can do is to reduce uncertainty in the market.
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This will likely include stabilizing the lower and middle classes. I think this is the point established in the OP.
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