I'm With Stupid
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But that's what I've been arguing. If someone else occupies that space, then the argument about how much VAT and income tax they contribute disappears, because whoever occupies the space will also pay these taxes. If Starbucks disappeared and everyone suddenly took the money they normally spent there and put it in a savings account, then it would be accurate to say that they must have increased spending when they were around, and that we are now missing out on that juicy VAT and income tax.Nope, we just know they occupy a space in the market, there's zero guarantee in a world without Starbucks someone else wouldn't occupy that space.