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This identifies why I tend to think social spending is a good idea even if there is some uncertainty about the benefits.

If everyone gets a few thousand dollars and runs out and spends it on beer and pizza, at least they got some beer and pizza. And then the money ends up back in the hands of the people who had it originally.

There are worse ways for a project to fail, and of course all the benefits discussed elsewhere could happen.



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