The stimulus was not necessary. I'll say it. But that is my opinion. Instead of giving that money away to under performers out there, it should have occurred in the form of tax cuts for the next few years. Tax cuts always spur economic growth, period. It is a tried and true formula. This stimulus just puts money (that is actually just created out of thin air) and thus represents little to no actual value into the hands of under performing companies - in the end, it will just cause them to continue to under perform, unless the executives are cleaned out with a new set - and even then you run the risk of another inept group.