That element of coercion is not necessary to maintain the fallacy. The broken window is merely an analogy for any waste, and the fallacy is trying to justify th

That element of coercion is not necessary to maintain the fallacy. The broken window is merely an analogy for any waste, and the fallacy is trying to justify the creation of waste on the grounds that one can run an economy on dealing with it. In the end, the fallacy is that "it allows us to run an economy" doesn't actually justify anything.