You can give people some money. It's similar in some ways to a tax cut in the current circumstances, and it affects the economy right away. However, I guess the ultimate impact on the economy is going to depend on how much you think that person is going to save. Perhaps in a recession they'd save less. Perhaps they'd save more, however, because they're worried about the uncertainty of the future.
On December 8th, 2009. See this statement in context.