"Saving" as adding to a Dragon's Hoard that will increase societies real productive capacity when "the time comes to spend it" ... that is even more deeply entrenched than the "gas tax is political suicide" meme.
And of course, Agent Orange is designed to avoid undermining people's basic prejudices. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
