&gt; Does anyone have any examples on what the total cost would be per person.<p>One problem is that are two versions: the conservative version[1] in which all social security programs are abolished and the current social security budget is simply divided among all adult citizens, and the socialist version[2] in which a &quot;living wage&quot; is financed by high taxes (and sometimes by printing money, although I&#x27;m not sure how seriously this is proposed).<p>The conservative version is revenue neutral, but the socialist version has serious inflationary problems that are rarely discussed and quickly turn into discussions of the merits of various price fixing schemes when they aren&#x27;t outright dismissed.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;why-arent-reformicons-pushing-a-guaranteed-basic-income&#x2F;375600&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;why-aren...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.popularresistance.org&#x2F;the-case-for-universal-basic-income&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.popularresistance.org&#x2F;the-case-for-universal-bas...</a>