The economic stimulus checks of 2008 are another example of a Keynesian way to approach the economy. The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 was an effort by the fed-eral government to address a slowdown in economic growth by putting money back in the hands of workers and businesses. The program was designed to provide rebates of up to $600 for individuals and $1,200 for couples. On a small scale per household that may not seem like a significant infusion of cash. But the program was designed to cover 128 million households and transfer $152 billion, about one percent of the Gross Domestic Product of the United States (White House, 2008). While the program did contribute to Americans spending more through the summer, it appears to have only marginally diminished the economic downturn. What was especially unusual about this policy was that it was so strongly backed by a Republican President Bush, whose policies and party’s positions typically oppose Keynesian economic interventions.