Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually  Consequently, jobs will be lost and profits diminished  Ttherefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy  Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others
Jobs and profits will be gained as well as lost
suggesting that Keith's argument overlooks a mitigating consequence