[T]hrift, which has always been held in high esteem in our economy, now becomes something of a social vice
This phenomenon is called the paradox of thrift.
الادخار
أفضل النصائح للإدخار: لا يعرفها سوى الخبراء المصرفيين
McConnell 1960: 261—62 , emphasis added: "By attempting to increase its rate of saving, society may create conditions under which the amount it can actually save is reduced