It&#x27;s not so much an assumption, it&#x27;s more just looking at our 5.5% unemployment rate (aka &quot;the natural rate&quot;) and 3.5-4% NGDP growth.<p>Even if we aren&#x27;t, this article provides no mechanism by which a BI would get us to full capacity or increase output at all. All it provides is a mechanism which would take us away from full capacity (<i>If your boss is an unreasonable jerk, you can tell him to “take this job and shove it”...</i>).