Nowadays some countries encourage people to buy more and more products, which is good for economy. While others believe it is bad for the society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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These days several states motivate
population
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to expend more and more
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for
consuming
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products, which has a positive effect on the state’s economy.
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, some people believe that behaviour
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effects
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society negatively. In my opinion, spending
money
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for buying
goods
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is crucial for an economy but
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excessive
consume
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consumption
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also
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harms
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society.
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, for improving the live standard of inhabitants of one country, it is necessary to increase its GDP.
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, one possibility is to encourage the inhabitants of a state to spend more
money
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on buying
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product and heighten their
consume
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behaviour.
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, the shop owner, producer of
goods
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etc. would earn more
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, which they could
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spend on paying a higher salary to its employees and improving the working atmosphere by making the workplace safer and more modern.
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, the country would take more taxes, which
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could be invested in improving the infrastructure, building and modernising educational institutions etc.
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, an excessive
consume
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of
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lowers the
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money saving
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rate, which can lead to people not having saved enough
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in old age and falling into old-age poverty.
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, it rises products prices considerably and
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result
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many people would not be able to afford plenty of products.
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, it
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leads to higher production of waste by every household, which
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the environment tremendously. In conclusion, expending
money
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on buying more and more
goods
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might have a positive effect on peoples
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lives
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but as long as consumerism does not become too excessive, and everyone spends the
money
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only on consumer
goods
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.
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