> One is much cheaper and frees up money to be spent on other things. The "other things" that people would spend on are just other vehicles for acquiring utili

> One is much cheaper and frees up money to be spent on other things. The "other things" that people would spend on are just other vehicles for acquiring utility. If the customer enjoys the better coffee enough to justify the higher cost, then spending on that is exactly in line with "better for the economy".