<i>&quot;Once more of us are familiar with it, the Basic Income Guarantee should be an easy sell politically. It gives money to poor people, reduces taxes for rich people...&quot;</i><p>I don&#x27;t have my work from the last time I ran the numbers, but I recall that the break-even point on increased taxes vs. guaranteed income was at about $70,000.<p>This didn&#x27;t take into account the potential of eliminating social programs, but even without those, a BIG would require tax increases on the order of doubling the US federal government revenue. While I like the concept, I don&#x27;t think you can sell it this way.