It's total and absolute folly to have a monetary system where consumption is artificially incentivized. That is wrong on many levels.
I wouldnt say consumption is incentivized; after all you can just as well invest your money if you dont want to spend it.
All that is desincentivized is
hoarding of saving money; I see nothing wrong with that; quite on the contrary if you agree the prime purpose of money is making commerce easier.
I see that as a bad thing.