> The money spent rebuilding a country is money not spent on other things Money is created when needed (loans, etc.), it's not a zero-sum game. Money is invest

> The money spent rebuilding a country is money not spent on other things Money is created when needed (loans, etc.), it's not a zero-sum game. Money is invested in depolluting, rebuilding roads, etc. That contributes to the GDP, sometimes more than the destruction impaired production. For example rebuilding roads after an earthquake creates many jobs.