remember pink batts and the $900 harvey norman gift vouchers was a failure Even Labors spending program was a failure IMO Only productivity creates a strong economy eg a man catches one fish per day by hand Another man with half a brain makes a net (techcnology) He then goes on to catch two fish per day - more than what he needs to survive the extra fish caught by the net leads to someone being able to do something else eg a sushi restaurant, a boat building company Labors spending program was just a temporary fix and didn't create anything of real value. here is a video that explains why breaking windows to create jobs doesn't work