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I don't personally think it's a commentary on government, but it's a reasonable conclusion. It was John Maynard Keynes who famously said (talking about government stimulus) that the government should "pay people to dig holes and fill them in again". As a result, a hole is the classic example of a useless government make work project.



This isn't paid for by the government in any way, so no, that's not a reasonable conclusion.


You misinterpreted me. I was saying that digging a hole is the classic _useless_ project.




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