maybe beachbum wants an economy where money changes hands but no goods changes hands? aka what happens if you straight subsidize mcdonalds
and then suddenly mcdonalds will think "why should i be spending this money if the stuff im getting with it is going to waste/nobody is using the extra stuff im making" and then keep it and then the economy will collapse as the value of money drops suddenly as every subsidized company ever (which would be common in this hypothetical situation) follows suit
im pretty sure this is why the 5 year plans and communism under stalin did not work as production was forced but not created on demand, instead by government order