It doesn't actually matter. You can s/printing money/anything the government does with money/ because the government does not typically produce a net gain in re

It doesn't actually matter. You can s/printing money/anything the government does with money/ because the government does not typically produce a net gain in resources. That is done by labor and resource extraction. Planting a tree is an investment in the future. Paying someone to dig up a tree and replant it in your yard is not.