received the old-age pension fund nationwide. Farmer’s Income Guarantee (ประกันรายได้เกษตรกร) The program aims to guarantee the income of Farmers. In the past, the government would buy rice crops directly from farmers at a price a lot higher than the market price and sell it at a lower price, creating compounding loss. The program has been revised and strategically changed. Instead of buying the crops, the government would agree with the farmers over a certain standard price. If the market price is lower than the agreed price, the government would subsidize the difference. Despite the critics about being a populist, the program is mainly beneficial to the poor and does not interfere with the market price which lets the economy run by itself and does not destroy the market mechanism. The program now covers 3 different kinds of crops which are rice, tapioca and maize, and in the future, sugarcane and some fruits. The program is expected to lower government expense to 30 billion baht when compared to the previous scheme that used up 70 billion baht of the government's budget. In addition, 3 million households would benefit from the new scheme, while the previous program impacted about 1 million households. 2,000 Baht Check officially known as “Help-the-Nation” Check (เช็คช่วยชาติ) The aim is to boost the purchasing power of low-income earners and encourage spendings. The checks are distributed to people with a monthly salary lower than 15,000 baht during March 26 to April 8, 2009. 10.5 Million Government's 2,000 baht check was issued and distributed to over 10 million low-income earners throughout the country who has registered with the Social Security Fund. The outcome of the policy is expected to boost the GDP by 0.2% and create 80,000 jobs. According to statistics, people who received the government check spend it on their daily expenses such as buying food, rent, and home appliances. In addition, The Government has asked for help from Public sector to encourage spending by providing 10 to 20 percent discounts for consumers with the check. Training for Unemployment “Ton Kla A-cheep” (ต้นกล้าอาชีพ) The project's objective is to train and create jobs for 500,000 unemployed, soon to be unemployed and new graduates to reduce and prevent unemployment. Furthermore, it will promote independent occupation that will help drive the economy at grass root level. The 6.9 billion baht program was initiated 13 January 2009 which is divided into two phrases.