That is exactly and precisely how I see it. You’ve summed it up perfectly. Except for one thing... My “training” tells me that the money we threw at the problem is meaningless. You canNOT manipulate the market, and it will find its value. $850 moved from point a to point b in the econ will have NO good effect. Joe gets 850, but Steve loses 850. “The good economist sees not just what the gift created, but also sees all that was NOT created when the money was moved from where it was found.”
Knock it off!