During $2008,$ the United States began to experience what has become known as the Financial Crisis. The Financial Crisis resulted in a drop in housing prices and negatively shocked AD resulting in unemployment. Real GDP fell from $$13\mathrm{.}64$ Trillion to $$13\mathrm{.}26$ Trillion.

Describe the problem in context of an Aggregate Demand$/$Aggregate Supply model. What happened to equilibrium output and the price level?

Design a fiscal policy tool using government spending or the tax system that would attempt to fix the problem. Describe that fiscal policy tool in complete detail. Why did you choose that particular method?