So, he's an expert, then

Here is an article on the futility of stimulus packages, from James K. Glassman. Yes, the same James K. Glassman who wrote Dow 36,000: The New Strategy to Profit From the Coming Rise in the Stock Market in 1999, and who predicted the housing crisis would be over by Spring 2008.

The best plan has been to listen carefully to Mr. Glassman and then, after considering all options, do the opposite of what he says.