This research is an awesome thing that YC could give to the world.<p>I do have a few very specific, big concern though:<p>&gt;We&#x27;re open to doing this in either one geographic area, or nationally distributed.<p>In order for this research to having meaning, we would need to see how the costs of things, especially real estate prices are impacted.  One argument against basic income is that it would inflate the prices of basic goods and provide no real benefit.  It would be worth spending a lot to figure that out.<p>Also...<p>&gt; 50 years from now, I think it will seem ridiculous that we used fear of not being able to eat as a way to motivate people.<p>I love this statement, but the need to eat has been driving human beings for a very long time.  It would be a truly profound statement if we could prove this.