It’s not everyone. It’s those whom the economy had rendered unnecessary for its continued growth and functioning. Keynes’ argument is that it would be better f

It’s not everyone. It’s those whom the economy had rendered unnecessary for its continued growth and functioning. Keynes’ argument is that it would be better for the economy, in aggregate, to put these people to some end using government spending, ideally a productive one (his example, building homes for people) then remove them from the loop.