Okay -
let's take this to the nth degree.
Without Bad Guys the economy gets dented. How many "billions" are hawked by "those who know" that are considered losses?
Let's look at who/what benefits by maintaining conditions so that there are always Bad Guys:
**Insurance - pay out many millions and probably write more coverage as BG-itis continues;
**MFRS, Transport, & Retailers - property is replaced/repaired - more sales;
**Gov't at all levels * - taxes, fines, fees; to mention just a few areas.
Let's do a "what if". What if there were no BG's?
*Insurance would have less layout. The market competition reduces premiums.
*Goods sales increase with more money to spend.
*Gov't now has a problem. With no BG's there is less need for some services - and probably some loss of funding:
...Police forces are trimmed (traffic, domestic stuff, calamitous events) - SWAT teams, narcs, etc. not needed.
...Politicians cause less havoc by not chasing BG events with after-the-fact, ineffective legislation; this leads to $$$$ savings in reduced overhead costs in salaries, fees, supplies, services, etc.
Just consider how many gov't agencies and their employees work in, or benefit by, BG activity? Now there's an operating expense probably worth some billions.
BG's support a chunk of the economy - the practical side is that BG's will never go away; there are too many people who need the Bad Guy in the world - too many who'd have to find other work.
Heck of a way to run a world, huh?!
