The Fallacy Of Zero Sum

A short story..

So a day bright and new came along to show a Baker by the name of
"Republic" hard at work baking bread for his end of work day
customers...he had been working for hours previously as he had already
made and sold his usual to the early morning crowd.
Now as everyone knows, baking is hot tiresome work but can be so
rewarding ,...there is the satisfaction of creation, the abject smiles
of anticipation on the faces of those buying your bread or cookies, and
as a small bonus there is the smell...that wonderful smell of fresh
baked bread.....ahhhh.
Maybe it was this smell that caused the problem.. I couldn't say..
The smell meant comfort and satisfaction..
Whatever is was the problem started with Republic's only son... Little
George..
Little george wanted some bread but was not helping Republic who kept
telling Little George, "Be patient, and remember "TANSTAAFL" "
Little George kept demanding Republic do as Little George wished and
simply stop so that Little George could do as he wished..
"Dad, what do that mean "TANSAAFL"?? " , "It's stupid"

Republic only kept working to meet the needs of later in the day...
Finally Little George got angry that things weren't going as he wanted
and in a fit he went out front and threw a large bisk thru the front of
the store shattering the very expensive window... Then he went home and
hid as bad boys often do..

Republic had to stop and get the window fixed so later when the
evening crowd came to purchase their dinner bread there was none..
Many were angry and demanded from Republic an explanation... "I had my
window broken unexpectedly and had to call the glazier to get it
repaired, because TANSTAAFL..." he would then sadly shake his head and
apologize more for his customers going hungry...

Some of them shushed him and soothed him saying, "Republic , it is
alright, for now the glazier has benefitted from your misfortune, he
will doubtless buy bread from you later with the money you pay him and
he might buy new tools from the blacksmith as well...see? This is a
good thing"..

Republic only shook his head and sighed. "TANSTAAFL"
"You have it wrong he said, I am now out by the amount of money hat I
would have made selling you bread, and the money that I am forced to
pay for the new window, AND the wage of the glazier..SEE? TANSTAAFL !"

"Yes , yes," they said, "but what does that mean?"
"Look it is this way" Republic sadly said,"I would have been enriched
by the sales I cannot make this evening, I would still have the cost of
the new window in my accounts, and I might have been about to add a
second worker to my bakery and cannot do so now... TANSTAAFL simply
means There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch !!! "

Little George simply does not understand this...
Republic has the support for all the things he does and in turn he is providing for his community...
Little George just takes for granted that he also has support BECAUSE of the good standing his father has... And that as a result Anything he decides to do will also be supported and be seen as a good thing for the community...
This is the fallacy of the zero-sum argument...