Chinese City Bolsters Scant Consumer Spending With Free Vouchers (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/world/asia/19vouchers.html?_r=1&ref=world)

Many of China's citizens cannot believe that the vouchers are real.China’s leaders have been discussing this social welfare system as a way to decrease financial pressure. They give vouchers for food, manufacturing, and housing. This has allowed many to come out of poverty.