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If you put a ten dollar bill under the rug instead of spending it, that is capital formation. It represents ten dollars' worth of something that might have been immediately consumed, but wasn't.
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"If you put a ten dollar bill under the rug instead of spending it, that is capital formation. It represents ten dollars' worth of something that might have been immediately consumed, but wasn't."
— Garet Garrett

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If you put a ten dollar bill under the rug instead of spending it, that is capital formation. It represents ten dollars' worth of something that might have been immediately consumed, but wasn't. — Garet Garrett

About Garet Garrett

Garet Garrett was a Journalist from United States (1878–1954).

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This quote is attributed to Garet Garrett, a Journalist from United States.
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Garet Garrett lived from 1878 – 1954.