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Tarq0nyesterday at 1:09 PM0 repliesview on HN

Sort of, with at least two caveats.

1) velocity of money matters, some spending creates more economic activity than others due to re-spending.

2) Investment is not the same as having your money sitting idle. Investment makes certain activities possible because of scale, payment made with the expectation of future value, financing capital goods or R&D, etc.