Talking down the economy is part of the socialist plan known as Cloward-Piven Strategy.
Agreed......right from the playbook
If one assumes that the Left means what it says, intends to accomplish the goals it outlines, they seem completely stupid. However, if one correctly assumes they intend the opposite of what they say they are revealed as extremely clever. Dishonest and immoral but clever.
Some naively call the results unintended consequences but they are very much intended.