It’s very good for the economy that people should take deliberate action to invest their money. They shouldn’t just be able to hold the money and earn a return above inflation.

You mean like putting it in an index fund and getting BS Bernanke bucks back? Isn’t that essentially what happened from 2009 through last year?

I don’t think returns above inflation should be earned, but money should hold its value. People should be able to work intermittently or less than our society’s idea of full hours, recline, occasionally do nothing.

If that slows down the pace of innovation, so be it. We have a few billion more years left before the sun implodes 🙂