Shame, shame the economy

Honestly, I don't know much about the economy. I understand that we are in recession and the economy is not doing so hot, but why and how to fix it are concepts I do not understand. The fix to our economic problems are completely foreign to me. But I have always thought that there must exist an easy and simple way to fix everything. Well here it goes....
Long ago, before stimulous packages, bailouts, and numerous American companies going out of business, I heard an interesting solution to our economic problems. WIth all the money used to bailout companies (that don't really need it) we could give every working couple (or single if not married) a million dollars. WIth that money they must 1) quit their job which would give many job opportunities to those who are unemployed thus fixing the unemployment issues 2) trade/sell their old car and buy a new AMERICAN car helping the auto industry 3) sell their house and buy a new one opening the housing market and jump starting that. With these three simple steps the economy could have gotten the jump start it needed to head back in the right direction.
Again honestyl, I don't know if this would work, and to me someone who doesn't know much about these kinds of things it seems sensible. It seems reliable and practical, but at this point who knows what they coulda, woulda, shoulds.