Happyland Is a Country Devoted to Consumption

question 78

Essay

Happyland is a country devoted to consumption. The inhabitants spend all of their income on pleasurable things and virtually none on capital investment, human or otherwise. Seriousland is frugal, spending very little on consumption and a great deal on human and physical capital. Ten years from now, which country would you prefer to inhabit?

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