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A variety of criteria should be used when evaluating proposals to stimulate the economy:
- Policymakers should promote programs that are well-targeted to those most in need.
- They should prioritize relief programs that can be implemented quickly and generate the most new economic activity.
- Proposals should create or preserve jobs in the near term and accelerate investments with great benefits to society.
- The consequences of inaction, the effects on the long-term economic growth and debt, and consistency with long-term policy goals should also be considered.