paraphrase concerning 'as it does'.

[peteryoung]

The goverment can raise economic well-being by subsidizing basic research, as in fact it does.

My paraphrase.

#1: The government can raise economic well-being by subsidizing basic research, which, incidentally, is just the case in the actual world.


Is my understanding correct? Thank you very much!

[Casiopea]

What about?

. . . , which, in fact, it already does anyway.
. . . , which, in fact, it has been doing all along.