Helicopter money does not seem to be a left or right thing anymore (but each side will complain about it if the other is doing it).
I maintain, in the face of a downturn nothing else seems to matter except to stop it at all costs anymore, TPTB just seem deathly afraid of that possibility. 15 years ago it seemed downturns were just accepted as part of the economic cycle, but now for some reason it seems they cannot be allowed.