Vietnam and the International Monetary Fund the "import substituting and non-tradable" sectors like construction and telecommunication as opposed to investment in exportable goods and services. In 2001, Vietnam sent a letter of intent to the IMF to receive a loan to fund the Poverty Reductions and Growth Funds arrangement. In order to create a greater macroeconomic stability for Vietnam they would rely on the monetary policy while under shock scenarios as it has proven to lift off interest rates. According to IMF records, Vietnam is still paying that loan and continues their membership with the IMF. Since 2012, the Vietnamese dong closely tied to the U.S.
Basic income in the United States basic income. There were for example the Louisiana governor Huey Long who called it "Share Our Wealth" and also some followers of Henry George. There is evidence of a national basic income in North America as provided to all citizens from 1948-1957. It is not clear as to what happened with the program but church growth went up while total automation seems to have been resisted as Toyota truck and Sony electronics sales began across North America. Divorces increased once the program was forestalled. The number of gay citizens also increased. In the 1960s and the 1970s the debate around,