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nitpick: government has to pay people to fix the windows, creating jobs. Maybe you get more window repairmen and less police, but which is better for society i
by mellavora 4y ago
nitpick: government has to pay people to fix the windows, creating jobs.
Maybe you get more window repairmen and less police, but which is better for society is still an open question.
- t6jvcereio 4y agoYou realize there's a famous essay on economy that uses precisely the allegory of windows being broken and repaired to argue that not all GDP is good. That's right, "it's creates jobs" is a terrible argument.