commodity dollar

The call from on high for a retreat to a commodity dollar conceals a retreat from policy stability as well.

The stability test raises broader philosophical and policy questions about the prudence, let alone the wisdom, of the direction in which the commodity dollar idea points.

Tester stated that he planned to include provisions in the upcoming farm bill that would allow schools more flexibility in using USDA commodity dollars, to increase options in purchasing locally-grown and produced foods.

Not that the commodity dollar is exactly a new discovery; President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried relying on gold to lead an economic recovery in the 1930's, only to learn that no version of a commodity dollar will work, especially if there is a commodity glut.