<i>If rich americans use oil heating up their 50 unused vacation homes and they have to slow down a bit, the statement can be true.</i><p>Did you read the article?<p>&quot;A rich person, presented with a tax refund, will not necessarily increase his or her consumption. Instead he or she might well <i>save the money</i> ...When the poor and lower middle class get cash in their pockets, they generally spend it straight away...&quot;<p>Or perhaps this comment from 27 minutes ago where I pointed out the exact same thing to another person who didn&#x27;t read the article: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10397010" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10397010</a>