[MD] scatological economics

[craigerb at comcast.net]

A parable:
I have a window & $100, which I am going to spend for a new suit.  Someone throws a rock through my window destroying it.  So I take the $100 to the glazer for a new window & he takes the $100 to the tailor for a new suit.  Do the math:  at the start, I had a window & $100; the glazer had a window & the tailor had a suit.  In the end:  I have a window; the glazer has a suit & the tailor has $100.  What's the difference?  One window.  [adapted from Frederic Bastiat (recommended author).]
Of course, it has to be that way or we could increase our wealth by going around breaking windows.
War is like that.
Craig