Five million children and a half million older Argentines are to receive monthly cash subsidies.
If a premium is higher than this, the government gives the insured person a cash subsidy to pay for any additional premium.
A more simple option would be a cash subsidy to employers who hired the long-term unemployed.
Schools in the lunch program get cash subsidies and commodities from the Government.
There were no federal cash subsidies; instead the federal government offered land-grants in a checkerboard pattern.
Mr. Silver said he also wanted a cash subsidy for new commercial tenants based on the square footage they rented.
Companies often consider stock contributions much more affordable than cash subsidies.
People seem upset that there is "no money" (aka cash subsidy).
But there is no sign that he will relax his stand against cash subsidies.
He said cash subsidies totaled $14 million in 1992, but because of cost-cutting, dropped to zero in 1993.