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what did the government believe would fix the depression?
raise wages so people could have money to buy things
give everyone food stamps so people could use their personal money to buy things
give everyone stimulus checks so people could have money to buy things
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To solve this, we analyze the options in the context of government responses to economic depressions (like the Great Depression). The idea of raising wages to increase consumer spending (so people can buy goods, stimulating the economy) aligns with historical and economic logic. Food stamps and stimulus checks as broad programs weren't the primary early - era depression - fixing belief in the same way as wage increases to boost purchasing power.
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A. Raise wages so people could have money to buy things