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Want to laugh, but this is classic bad economics take. SMBC-Comics could do this one. The $1m can be spent fixing potholes. Massive waste of time, but if the n
by ggm 2y ago
Want to laugh, but this is classic bad economics take. SMBC-Comics could do this one.
The $1m can be spent fixing potholes. Massive waste of time, but if the next $1m is used to make potholes, a self-sustaining cycle of making and filling potholes can boost the local economy for just a small dribble of $1m per year input, to the alternating cycle.
- HideousKojima 2y agoAnd they create hundreds of jobs in the process!
- tantalor 2y agoAKA broken window fallacy
- frugalmail 2y agoWhat animals can we use to fill potholes?
- Terretta 2y agoActively or passively?
- moi2388 2y agoMoles, obviously. They make heaps, precisely filling the potholes, but they do this by tunnelling, weakening the ground and over time creating more potholes. It’s a prime example of a circular economy and sustainability
- defrost 2y agoLoch Ness Monster is a good one; see: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/24/pictures-potholes-art-uk-road-safety-toys/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/24/pictures-pothole...
- frugalmail 2y agoThis gave me laugh, thanks for sharing it!
- jjk166 2y agoI mean that is how GDP works. Wasting billions on something stupid counts just as much as spending the same amount on sound investments.