Page(s) 47-49 2.4. What is the trade-off between having more now and having more later? Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about trade-offs. It is characteristic of – goods that they are not used up in the short run. A society can choose to – some quality of life now—fewer consumer goods—in order to build up its stock of capital goods. This will lead to a –—and more consumer goods—later on.