You don&#x27;t spend in order to &quot;avert&quot; it, &quot;it&quot; has already happened, you spend afterwards to limit the duration and the depth of the recession which makes sense because during a recession interest rates are at the lowest they&#x27;ll be during the economic cycle and the government can borrow more for cheaper than at any other point.<p>In terms of how much I would say between 5 and 10% depending on the severity of the recession and that need not all be in the form of government spending per se, it could also be a mix of tax cuts as well.