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Is it better to receive money today or money in the future? In your answer be sure to include the principles or certainty, inflation, and opportunity cost.

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It is better to have the money today because you would have the OPPORTUNITY to invest it at some rate and grow it. Money in the future cannot be invested today to ...

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