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“Consumption is the death of capital, and the only valid arguments in favor of consumption are arguments in favor of death itself.” quote by Kenneth E. Boulding — Download Open image

“Consumption is the death of capital, and the only valid arguments in favor of consumption are arguments in favor of death itself.”

Kenneth E. Boulding

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