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Re:The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years' Worth of Progress on Life Ex... by timbit42 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:44AM (#33249137)
How does reducing the size of the consumer pool help the economy? More consumers helps the economy.
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Re:The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years' Worth of Progress on Life Ex... by philliphaydon on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:05PM (#33250594)
Retired generation tend to hoard their wealth to live off, not spend it, by the time they pass their kids are retiring, the wealth never goes back into the economy as investments or purchases. Or of course you end up with an aged population that depends on taxes to survive.
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