Of course they practiced it . Breakdown where the expenditure went . Cash incentives for business startups ,foreign investment have risen substantially . Unemployment benefits ,not that they were much before ,were replaced with work programs (apparently we can't do that here ), heavily increased infrastructure spending (heard of that ?) ,a pro business model ,stimulus without handing it out in welfare.
The key issue is however ,that they've found a way of bringing more more money in . Taxes aren't higher ,they're just getting more of it.
On a broader level it's not something we could ever aspire to in this country because we have an anti business model . We don't bring in investment ,it goes offshore . Which is why Germany is where it is and where we're headed
