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> 3 jobs with no healthcare in an economy > $500 for shoes Why are they mutually exclusive? Should people give up luxuries?

• jariel 6y ago
  ? Yes. Paying $500 for shoes you won't wear is less important than food, or making sure that your kid is supported and shows up to class so that we don't have to blame it on the schools.
  • fermienrico 6y ago
    Isn’t that individual responsibility? How can you even stop someone from spending on whatever they want?
    • jariel 6y ago
      We cant. But we can try to make sure that surpluses are spread rationally, at least to the extent non-market interventions are concerned i.e. supply-side (QE) vs. demand-side fiscal/monetary policy and governance. That there are huge markets for useless things at the same time people are struggling without healthcare is not a positive sign.