stackyFACTSSome deeply confused analysts argue that disasters are good for growth because they force people to hire repairmen. The broken window fallacy destroys this logic by pointing out that the shopkeeper must spend his funds fixing the glass instead of buying a new suit. Destruction merely diverts resources; it never magically creates them.
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