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Most poor people will spend a $400 check all at once on $400 worth of stuff, and not on some lottery tickets and some beer. If you gave them a $20 check, they'd spend it on beer and lottery tickets, maybe. The likeliest outcome is they'll spend it on home appliances or electronics-- TV sets, stereos, dishwashers, air conditioners, washing machines, DVD players with DVDs, etc.