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[jazzyjackson]

> large portion of the population in unnecessary debt.

thereby increasing the money supply and velocity of money. Waiting until you have money to spend it slows everything down.

[perryizgr8 → jazzyjackson]

> Waiting until you have money to spend it slows everything down.

Which is probably a good idea for most people and most situations.