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To whom, and over what timescales?

I'd wager that the vast majority of Londoners living during the war did not see a net benefit from their neighborhoods being destroyed.

Whether or not future generations reaped a benefit at their expense is a utilitarian exercise for your imagination, but one example doesn't invalidate the economic principle (destroying resources is usually harmful, not helpful).




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