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Jameson Lopp | 8 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +12 
 "The more you spend the more you save" has to be one of the most consumerist slogans of all time. 🙄
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🐉AT ₿01 | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Save big money 💰
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J | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 But it was on sale. 😏
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raudaviciusm | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How is this argued in full context? Spending = acquiring more assets?
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Bored Satoshi | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Because of inflation things will keep getting expenses. If you save now and try to spend later, you are paying more unless you beat inflation. 

In the current system, if you HAD to hold fiat, it is better to spend now than later.
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Bored Satoshi | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Postnote: expensive
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raudaviciusm | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Sure, that is what I thought. You are basically forced to spend and acquire something now (whether you need it or no), because later on you will get less for the same amount of funds. 

It is a reasonable thing to say. I guess the biggest issue here is that you are forced to buy things now, regardless you need them or not, which result in this weird/unecessary investment world we have today.
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Bored Satoshi | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You don't like it but they love it. 
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Bored Satoshi | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Show me the incentives I'll show you the outcome. 

If you spend more they'll get more sales tax.