[prmph]

But it is good for the individual.

You do have a point that in the long run, the health and growth of the overall economy impacts the quality of life of individuals, but the interests of individuals must be balanced against the interests of a country as as a whole.

Consider that people immediately spending all their salary at the beginning of every month and being broke and hungry for the rest of the month is good for the economy, but is obviously not what we want if we care about human well-being.

[carlosjobim]

But that is an argument for banning everything and forcing people into a Matrix style pod at birth, since some people otherwise will be irresponsible.

And if you're talking about people who go broke and hungry waiting for the next pay check, in most cases it is because they have to spend so much on their rent or mortgage. Being "house-poor", as they call it.