It was an argument made by 17th century satirist Frederick Bastiat in his classic essay What is Seen, What is Not Seen, and it is an argument that is being made today by Nobel prize winning economists like James Buchannan and others.
Cet argument a été formulé au XVIIe siècle par le satiriste Frederick Bastiat dans son essai What is Seen, What is Not Seen. Il a aussi été repris par des lauréats du prix Nobel, notamment l'économiste James Buchannan.