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The notion that destruction is good for an economy because it stimulates demand for goods and services. It is generally held to be a fallacy because there is no net benefit macroeconomically, no matter how much money some particular businesses may make.
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History
From the parable of the broken window, in which destruction of window glass is said to be good because it provides some business for glaziers.
