[citation][nom]thecolorblue[/nom]rmy above post to memad...etc applies to your ignorance as well. take your own advice and read a little... i suggest that you try reading from a non-corporate media source however... if that isn't your cup of tea then continue ignorantly forward with your embarassingly naive corporate programming... they paid for it, and you're spouting it out proudly... for shame[/citation]
larkspur is correct, that is Keynesian economics, the basic tenet of which is in bad times the government should step up spending. For a true capitalist response, check out Iceland's reactions to it's banking crisis, which has worked much better than the socialist response of most of the capitalist countries.