Re:Lifestyle Inflation. It's a wealth killer
by Supermancho on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:15AM
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Immediately, this article looks like borderline austerity propaganda. "Don't worry that your purchasing power is being sucked away, learn to live well beneath your means and be happy with that."
From a site that headlines:
clean visuals and valuable insights related to financial literacy, personal finance, and financial independence
We get amazing posts which look to have a pointed goal in mind. eg https://www.thriftythoughts.io/sales-tax/
"Go live in Nasau, NH."
Re:Lifestyle Inflation. It's a wealth killer
by sneeze-slayer on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:45AM
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Yeah, I find it their focus on sales tax a little bizarre. All governments still need money to function, and either they end up cutting services or raising money through other means (property tax, income tax, toll roads, etc.)
Re:Lifestyle Inflation. It's a wealth killer
by triceratops on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:13PM
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I mean we can worry about the erosion of purchasing power by voting and lobbying our reps while also living well beneath our means and being happy. It's not an either-or situation.
You can argue that life is unfair but it can't be unfair for everyone. If it was then poor people might start thinking that their own sacrifices are meaningless. After all, why slave away for some "rich asshole" who doesn't even enjoy being a rich asshole? Just give the excess wealth back if you don't want it.
Spending it on yourself can be selfish and you will quickly run into diminishing returns but you can also spend it together with other people or use it to help others. There is absolutely nothing wrong with spending instead of investing your money if you have enough. It's not like we are being flooded with domestic investment opportunities anyway.