Originally Posted by
GlesgaKiss
It seems that way. What do I know... but it's just never sat well with me that economies (countries) are supposed to become prosperous by doing the opposite of what common sense suggests makes an individual prosperous.
Too big to fail, maybe, but more than likely postponing the inevitable. That doesn't mean the apocalypse or anything like that, but certainly having to do 'the right thing' and take some medicine in my opinion.
individuals seem to be seen as purely units of economic activity -- and treated, as I suggested in an earlier thread, as economic cannon fodder
when they are needed to save, they are told to save, then they are told to spend, and by not spending they are damaging the economy
no wonder people seem confused