Of course not. I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s politically viable to implement basic income the way I&#x27;ve sketched. Wealth tax of 1% probably wouldn&#x27;t go over very well either.<p>If the net worth of the nation doubles twice more, though, it&#x27;s a different question. It&#x27;s far from impossible that this, or a similar situation which would benefit greatly from an UBI, occurs over the next 50 years.<p>We&#x27;re on the right order of magnitude, which is as close as I feel confident estimating things without detailed knowledge of the tax system and social programs of the US. I could make a better guess for Norway, but even there it&#x27;s sketchy because a lot of the non-social support programs that would become cheaper with basic income (e.g. student loans, support for artists) aren&#x27;t part of the official social security numbers. There&#x27;s also a lot of &quot;number massaging&quot; you can do to greatly increase the number, not least of which being to pay support only for adults.