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This is a great comment.
I do understand the concern from economists about putting out overoptimistic numbers. Keeping the left's reputation for honest numbers intact is important.
But ultimately from a policy point of view you are absolutely right. If the policy fails to get the super high growth being predicted then it is still very likely to have a positive impact: win-win.
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