From the new Warmongerz blog, a war FAQ:
- Q: How can destroying things and killing people be good for the economy?
A: To see this, you have to look at the big picture. Sure, Johnny might not come home, but he’s just one person, and you can’t compare him to society, which is composed of everybody. All the people who don’t come home will no longer be taking up jobs, freeing those positions to people still alive and immediately relieving unemployment. More jobs are also created making the weapons of war, and repairing damage caused by bombing campaigns. In every war, and in every country at war, unemployment has been nearly zero.
Q: Couldn’t you benefit the economy in the same way by making the same weapons and blowing up your own buildings?
A: Now, that’s just silly. It would work at first, but to really get the benefit you have to kill people to reduce unemployment, and blow up the other country’s infrastructure so they won’t destroy your economy with cheap imported goods.