"HeyBub" wrote in message
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Percival P. Cassidy wrote:

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I didn't say construction workers didn't have "real" jobs. I said
government
spending destroys wealth.

"Transfers wealth." Hurricanes, wars and even time can "destroy" wealth.*
Government jobs for the unemployed "transfers" wealth. It's an important
distinction. The salary paid to that formerly unemployed worker then moves
on into the hands of grocers, landlords, local governments, etc.

--
Bobby G.

*Fruit rots, things go obsolete or out of style. A stash of brand new 20MB
drives has lost most of its "wealth" since 1984. NIB Star Wars toys of that
era have gained as much wealth as 20MB hard drives have lost.