If most of the money went to new trucks. That means a local business made money, by selling that truck, a salesman made commission he would not have and spent it in the local economy, that truck provided reliable transportation to work that helped a local business in productivity.  Vacations that money went to a local store who employees local residences so those who were going on vacation could pick up the last minute odds and ends before they got on an airline employing local people, for the instate vacationers local stores and employees benefited when camping gear was purchased that would not have been or an RV was rented and money was spent in another local economy employing local prople, the partiers left tips to their waitresses that money stayed in the local economy. I know 1 family of 3 that used the money to build a home, that money went to a local contractor and gave his local labors more work that was money was spent locally.  Oil good to Canadian retirement accounts