[CGalen]

The “Broken Window Theory” ALWAYS destroys wealth, and it results in a lower standard of living. There is nothing good about destruction.

[TalonDJ]

The “Broken Window Theory” ALWAYS destroys wealth, and it results in a lower standard of living. There is nothing good about destruction.

The thing about production is if you don't end up with a net GAIN of value then you did not really help things. Breaking a perfectly good window negates the value of replacing it.

[Wayne07]

That’s only true if you look at the standard of living in aggregate. If all windows are made in china, and a bunch of windows are broken in the US, the world as a whole loses, because wealth is destroyed. But, if you just look at GDP for China, it will have gained, and if you just look at the US, it will have taken a double hit.