Well, that's a separate issue. Even if true, it will make the situation less bad than it otherwise would be. But disasters don't usually make things that bad i

Well, that's a separate issue. Even if true, it will make the situation less bad than it otherwise would be. But disasters don't usually make things that bad in the longer term -- the big effect is that it forces us to spend money, which tends to improve the economy, at a cost to stored wealth.