Another way to look at this is tax money that the government would have spent is now spent by the citizenry directly.<p>Giving people money rather than, government, banks or as corporate tax breaks is a novel way to redistribute wealth - in direct oppositition to the paralysing bailout &#x2F; austerity cycle much of Europe is suffering from.<p>The surprising sucess of Bush&#x27;s economic stimulus cheques shows money distributed this way stays local longer stimulating economic activity in small business which provide long term employment and community investement - entrepreneurs are in great part the wealth of nations.<p>This removes the poverty trap, alters everyones risk profile for startups, and future proofs an economy against robocalypse - looking forward to seeing this in action.