[dandermotj]

Consumption through spending is economically beneficial to everyone. You misunderstand what 'trickle down economics' is.

[pbhjpbhj]

And pushing people to ever more overuse of resources can't go wrong because we have an infinite supply of all resources, it can't fail. /s

[dnautics]

>Consumption through spending is economically beneficial to everyone.

What about the externalities of destruction of the environment due to consumption?

[chii]

Only if gov't didn't apply environmental regulations when they should've.

[Boothroid]

So then let's have permanent war because all that spending on bombs is economically beneficial to everyone, right?

[dandermotj]

Say hello to the military-industrial complex

[dnautics]

We just have to have some aliens threaten to invade our planet to goose the economy. It'll be great for everyone!