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[Cynical-C Blog] Or, the Parable of the Broken Window The parable describes a shopkeeper whose window is broken by a little boy. Everyone sympathizes with the man whose window was broken, but pretty soon they start to suggest that the broken window makes work for the glazier, who will then buy bread, benefitting the baker, who will then buy shoes, benefitting the cobbler, etc.
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[Englishbibles.blogspot.com] Better Bibles Blog: August 2005: But that hasn't prevented others from benefitting from the concept, nor will it prevent such benefit in the future, if we are willing. For as it is said, where there's a will, there's a way (it has also been said, where there's a will, there's a relative!)
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