The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIt's important to get a good interest ratelemmy.worldimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1572arrow-down15
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minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·edit-28 months agoActually, it’s a tax on the impatient.
minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·edit-28 months agoImpatient people are often poor.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agopoor people generally can’t afford to wait
minus-squareBaŝto@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIt’s not just impatience, for companies is usually more bet. They bet that they can earn a surplus higher than the interest rate when they invest that money now and not later.
Actually, it’s a tax on the impatient.
It can be both
Impatient people are often poor.
poor people generally can’t afford to wait
It’s not just impatience, for companies is usually more bet. They bet that they can earn a surplus higher than the interest rate when they invest that money now and not later.