Why not just cut a 10K check to every eligible US taxpayer? Let’s say the average person who receives this spends half and saves the other half. 5K will go towards banks or stable investment vehicles (thus shoring up assets and capital), though a small minority would keep it under mattresses. 5K would be used for consumer spending and have the classic multiplier effect throughout the economy. Plus we could cut out the inevitable pork from spending measures written by lobbyists….