Jim Cramer's 'Stop Trading': A Plan to Fix the Liquidity Crisis

Jim Cramer outlined his own version of an economic stimulus plan on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Friday.

The plan put forth by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson "doesn't make any sense," Cramer said. "It's obviously a good boost for Apple (AAPL Quote) ... Maybe a boost for Men's Wearhouse (MW Quote)."

The real problem, Cramer said, is in the banks. "Every day you come in here, and your bank stocks are down." The source of all the trouble is the bond insurers, specifically MBIA (MBI Quote), Ambac (ABK Quote), PMI (PMI Quote) and MGIC (MTG Quote), he added.

Cramer's plan, he said, declares the bond insurers bankrupt, then "gives the municipal bonds over to Warren Buffett. ... It takes all these loans ... $500 billion ... and guarantees these loans for 50 cents on the dollar. ... It would cost us far less than the stimulus plan, and it would rally the stock market."

Cramer acknowledged the plan had some negative elements. "There are actual people that work at these companies; I feel bad about them," he said. But he says that the insurers are the reason that America's large banks can't determine their exposure to bad paper.

If, as Cramer believes, those four bond insurers are insolvent, the government can take them over. That, combined with a fed funds rate cut of 100 basis points would result in a gain of 2,000 points for the stock market.

"Maybe buried within the guy who helped fire Gene Simmons last night ... is a plan," Cramer said. "You have $500 billion that they've insured. Let's say they pay out at 50 cents on the dollar ... $250 billion. ... I don't think you'd need that."

The insurers need decisive action, Cramer said. "Where would you go if you didn't have ... insurance? You would go into a cave.

"My plan is offering 2,000 on the downside if you don't take it, 2,000 to the upside if you do. It's a lot better than writing a check to Men's Wearhouse."