The Paradox of Thrift is a Keynesian economic concept that explains how saving money is good for the individual, but is harmful to the overall economy if everyone does it at the same time. The video explains it as a chain reaction. When an individual decides to save their money, they are reducing their spending. Spending is what drives the economy, so if everyone chooses to save, then no one is spending. This can be harmful because if no one is spending, no one is earning either. This is because one person's spending is another person's income. As a result of less pay, many businesses may decide they have to lay off their workers because they are unable to pay them. Less workers means an overall lower income for the economy as a whole, which actually just makes it harder for people to save money in the first place, because they aren't receiving enough money to save. This paradox is an example of the fallacy of composition which says that what is true for the individual isn't always true for the whole group.
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