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Broken window is the idea that the economy as a whole is better off because of a broken window. That's fallacious. Some people benefited because they were paid
by TheCoelacanth 5y ago
Broken window is the idea that the economy as a whole is better off because of a broken window. That's fallacious. Some people benefited because they were paid to replace the window, but the economy as a whole is poorer. The original owner is out the cost of a window.
This isn't that fallacy. They aren't saying that there is an overall benefit to the window being broken. They are saying that McDonalds benefits at the expense of franchise owners.