ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Okay, so you know how sometimes things break, like your toy car or your favorite mug? Sometimes, big things like our economy can break too. In 2009, our economy was broken because a lot of people didn't have jobs and the government needed to fix it. So, they made a plan called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to fix it.

The ARRA was like a really big tool box with a lot of tools that the government could use to fix the economy. They used some of these tools to help people who were struggling to find jobs. They also used some of these tools to build better infrastructure (like roads and bridges).

The ARRA also gave money to schools so they could make their classrooms better for the students. They used some of this money to renovate old classrooms and buy new books and computers.

Overall, the ARRA was like a really big band-aid that the government used to help fix our broken economy. By doing all of these things, the ARRA tried to create jobs, improve education, and make our country a better place to live.