Comments on: Natural Disaster Provides Economic Stimulus http://www.businesspundit.com/natural-disaster-provides-economic-stimulus/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lela Davidson http://www.businesspundit.com/natural-disaster-provides-economic-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-12370 Lela Davidson Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:44:39 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8532#comment-12370 Rob - Yes, I agree there's really no benefit in the fact that I have to pay the repair service to put my house back together. However, the repair service will obviously disagree. Is there really any benefit to the billions we'll spend on stiumulus? My point here was mostly about the rise of this 'disaster recover' industry. It's interesting to me that it's on the rise. Rob – Yes, I agree there’s really no benefit in the fact that I have to pay the repair service to put my house back together. However, the repair service will obviously disagree. Is there really any benefit to the billions we’ll spend on stiumulus?

My point here was mostly about the rise of this ‘disaster recover’ industry. It’s interesting to me that it’s on the rise.

]]> By: DM http://www.businesspundit.com/natural-disaster-provides-economic-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-12368 DM Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:19:15 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8532#comment-12368 Hello Broken Window Fallacy! I guess when the Nazis smashed the Jewish business windows this was an economic stimulus. The Jews should have been grateful to the Nazis because think of how many glass makers and repairmen were enriched! Hello Broken Window Fallacy!

I guess when the Nazis smashed the Jewish business windows this was an economic stimulus. The Jews should have been grateful to the Nazis because think of how many glass makers and repairmen were enriched!

]]> By: Rob http://www.businesspundit.com/natural-disaster-provides-economic-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-12367 Rob Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:58:01 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=8532#comment-12367 Please study the broken window fallacy to see why natural disasters are not economic stimulus and only serve to destroy wealth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window Please study the broken window fallacy to see why natural disasters are not economic stimulus and only serve to destroy wealth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window

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