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Paradox of Thrift
The Paradox of Thrift is a Keynesian notion that holds that increased current savings reduces current consumer spending (which it by definition does as the former substitutes the latter) so slows economic growth on the basis that economic output is contingent on spending. Since growth is a path to wealth creation, saving today prevents the creation of higher future savings tomorrow.