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> This is a (literal, not figurative) example of the broken window fallacy. No it is not. The broken window fallacy is the misunderstanding that breaking win
by axiolite 4y ago
> This is a (literal, not figurative) example of the broken window fallacy.
No it is not. The broken window fallacy is the misunderstanding that breaking windows seems to be a net gain for the economy. The comment you are replying to specifically said such rebuilding will still have "a net cost."
- michaelmrose 4y agoIt absolutely is. We could have obtained exactly the same positives by building new things. The net difference in benefits is the entire insane per resident cost. It's exactly as bad as it looks.