> I'm not sure why encouraging people to bury their wealth in the ground instead of doing something useful with it is something we want to be doing. Savings is

> I'm not sure why encouraging people to bury their wealth in the ground instead of doing something useful with it is something we want to be doing. Savings is not "burying their wealth in the ground", it's building a safety net for the future. At least for everyday people. Most people would be better off doing that than blowing it on big screen tv's, boats, and cigarettes. If more people did that, society would be better off too.