Its like thinking breaking windows adds to the economy because someone gets paid to fix it. In the end the window gets restored to its original condition and mo

Its like thinking breaking windows adds to the economy because someone gets paid to fix it. In the end the window gets restored to its original condition and money is simply transferred from one person to another but no value has been created. Stifling innovation in a way is like handing everyone a hammer and telling them to break things to stimulate the economy.