this is bull crap, they know its bull crap and they know that we know that they know its bull crap. They act really stupid in hopes they don’t get their heads handed to them when the SHTF, and it will and they will.
I'm not sure they're acting.
It's hard to believe but the belief in the theory that government spending helps the economy runs deep in most of the country. I'd agree that it shows a lack of intelligence but not necessarily a lack of sincerity.