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> Those expenditures increase the size of the economy. If that isn't broken windows, I'm not sure why.

• tlb 7y ago
  Do you mean the theory that visible signs of petty crime cause more lawlessness generally? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory If so, I don't see the connection.
  • dllthomas 7y ago
    I mean the idea that breaking a window is good for the economy because the glazier gets paid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window No relation to the other. Sorry - my mistake in assuming sufficient familiarity with both to disambiguate from context.
    • wideasleep1 7y ago
      Zorg from 5th Element might be a more familiar 'parable', with a cherry on top: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnzzWGcdMqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnzzWGcdMqY
• tlb 7y ago
  It's not anything like the parable of the broken windows, because installing safety equipment makes people's lives better, while breaking windows does not.
  • dllthomas 7y ago
    If it improves people's lives beyond just the lives saved, then I agree. I don't see that implied in what was written.