The process in which entrepreneurs introduce new goods or services to displace current goods or services on the market is known as creative destruction. A perfect example of creative destruction, chain saws replaced thwart, flint, or crosscut saws. Over a million years ago flint and crosscut saws were utilized for cutting wood and starting fires in households all over Europe Crosscut saws were created out of materials found laying around (non-metal), so the people just adapted to the design choice (Jones, & Simons, 1961). Flint, thwart, and crosscut saws were made from numerous materials; flint saws were created from stone and glass set in gum, and others were made from sharks teeth and wheels (Jones, et al., 1961). Back then people were adapting to making their own tools to cut wood. Several decades later, organizations began making them in the form of metal; recently the idea has change to add a wood handle to the metal frame. Although, thwart saws are still being utilized, more consumers are now utilizing the more update version of a thwart saw, the chain saw, all parts are created from metal, including the handle. In addition, oil and gasoline is utilized to run the machine and has to be maintained with continued use. Although the saws of this century come in all shapes and sizes, people still utilize them for various reasons. These tools enabled humans to master and shape the physical environment and will continue to do so as technology change (Jones, et al, 1961).
Since the creation of the chain saw in 1830, the idea that this contemporary tool has numerous benefits ranging from tree cutting to ease of use. In addition, other benefits include mobile, sharp, a variety of shapes and sizes, and cut a variety of sizes into transportable smaller pieces (Tankersley, 2010). A chainsaw is a durable good that we purchase from producers and manufacturers; these goods are calculated into the Gross National Product (GNP) or Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According, to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Council of Economic Advisers publish an annual report of the total durable goods purchased by consumers under three separate categories: (1) personal consumption expenditures, (2) personal consumption expenditures, and (3) under non-durable goods and services. Review of the report shows that Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $40.0 billion; even though, income increased $47.2 billion. On the other hand, real PCE decreased 0.1 percent at the end of 2013 (2014 data), just one percent less than 2012 from 2.3 percent. At this time the country’s GDP holds at a value of $16.77 trillion; unfortunately, the U.S. growth was lower than initially expected and has been noticed over the past several years (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 2015). It is easy to see that at this time after reviewing the data, apparently no one is enriched; we all appear to be the less fortunate because the government can not develop or find ways to make consumers want to continue to spend money. Unfortunately, due to the constant back of forth of whether to raise minimum wage, continued increase of food, and other much needed resources we all are stuck in the same economic rut as the higher ups.

References
Jones, P. A., Simons, E. N. (1961). Story of the saw. Toolmera Press. Retrieved from http://toolemera.com/bkpdf/Story%20of%20the%20Saw%282%29.pdf
Tankersley, J. (2010). GOP’s economic recipe: Chainsaws and oxygen. National Journal, 14
U.S. Department of Commerce (2015, February 2). Personal income and outlays, December 2014. Retrieved from http://www.bea.gov/national/consumer_spending.htm