You're right, it's the same thing. 'Paying people to dig holes and fill them' is a euphemism for pure redistribution. It's just an old school term used by Keyne

You're right, it's the same thing. 'Paying people to dig holes and fill them' is a euphemism for pure redistribution. It's just an old school term used by Keynes himself. (Though FYI 'the dignity of work' is a very real thing)