But you have to tax something if you want to spend on something else.
Why spend all that money on insurance premiums when they can spend it on something more relevant to present wants and needs?
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And that's what gives consumers the confidence to spend it on something substantial.
But what if you could save 20%, or also get a hundred dollar gift card to spend on something else?
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Then maybe you can afford to pay off your debt faster, invest more for retirement, or spend it on something really worthwhile.
But let's say you're a very, very rich person and besides giving a lot of money away, you want to spend it on something big.
But if you can limit the probability that this person receives public healthcare spending in the future, than it means less money from taxpayers or more money to spend on something else.
Think about it: We established new fuel economy standards, a historic accomplishment that is going to slash oil consumption by about 12 billion barrels, dramatically reduces pollution that contributes to climate change, and saves consumers thousands of dollars at the pump, which they can then go spend on something else.
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As with any third-party payment system, which gives the illusion of someone else paying, patients tend to demand far more medical services than they would if they believed they could spend any savings on something else.
Why do I spend so much time on something as fuzzy and undefined as corporate culture?
Workers are asked to spend 20% of their time on something that interests them, away from their main jobs.
I've articulated the pleasure of birding, in much the same way, and if only to myself, when I'm alone in the woods and trying to dissect my ability to spend hours with my binoculars focused on something 6 inches long a thousand feet away, my glasses fogging over, and my neck and arms aching.
Instead, it is most useful as confirmation that a person should buy something on eBay rather than spend time and energy researching the product on other sites.
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Sometimes I think I spend too much money on video games, and then I see something like this.
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Spend the afternoon (better not on the weekend) with a child doing something they enjoy.
Looking at pictures of cute baby animals is something of an obsession for those who spend long periods of time on the internet.
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Our fiscal situation is something that this administration, the fiscal commission and Congress will spend a lot of time on.
There's nothing particularly wrong with spending a lot of money on something important, as long as you get a decent return for what you spend.
Rather than a "once-a-year financial health check-up", it's far more powerful to tell a customer, as they're about to buy something, what percentage of their monthly income is represented by what they are about to spend their money on.
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