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I keep hoping some other country will take the plunge so we can see how it plays out over the course of a decade lol; I'd like to see how it works (or doesn't).

This study was politically motivated, so it's essentially worthless; any "study" can utilize whatever figures they like to in order to come to their desired conclusion.

It's not terribly different philosophically from the use of stimulus packages in the past, which have generally had mixed results. Perhaps if it was more sustained it could help, but it would require a rather serious increase in government funding that I sincerely doubt it coming anytime soon.