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Re:U.S. Student Debt in ‘Serious Delinquency’ Tops $166B by bradleyjg on Saturday February 16, 2019 @01:23PM (#19180042)
This is exactly the question that the parable of the broken window answers.

http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html

Re:U.S. Student Debt in ‘Serious Delinquency’ Tops $166B by strainer on Saturday February 16, 2019 @02:07PM (#19180344)
I wouldn't say exactly because over-staffing does not entail destruction like window smashing does. Overstaffing entails significant training and break time while on duty. Time to train, break and help other departments is considered a premium quality of creative working environments. Factory style production environments that are goal focused are a special case of keeping workers running, best when its to finish early.