15 DECEMBER 2016 - PRACHINBURI, THAILAND:  A man walks away from the teller windows after picking up his cash disbursements in a government credit union in Prachinburi, Thailand. The Thai government said people who earn 30,000 Baht (about $857 US) or less per year are entitled to a 3,000 Baht cash payment (about $85.7 US) and those who earn 30,000 Baht to 100,000 Baht (about $2,857 US) per year are entitled to a 1,500 Baht (about $42.8 US) cash payment. The plan is meant to help low income people, especially the rural poor. Government banks in rural areas offering the disbursement have been crowded with people seeking their payments this week.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ   Social Safety Net