What if some companies experimented with basic income? I mean, sure, people working there are probably already getting paid pretty well, and &#x27;basic income&#x27; at that point might just seem like a small bonus to their salary, but what if it was implemented like we implemented life insurance? Hear me out:<p>So, you work at Company X. You and one person of your choice are now entitled to basic income. It will come as a separate check, paid for by the company. You can put your spouse, your family member, or a friend--etc. as a beneficiary of the basic income, or choose nobody at all and miss out on this &quot;free money&quot;.<p>That person would have to agree to accept the money of course, and the check will be written directly to them, not you (you are not a proxy).<p>One main difference between this and an actual implementation of basic income is that these individuals will only receive the basic income as long as you work at Company X (unless, for some reason, the Company agrees to continue the program beyond your employment).<p>Another difference is that it&#x27;s linked to the success and failures of this company, instead of the successes and failures of society as a whole (the latter seems less risky).<p>Anyway, I&#x27;m posting this more as a prompt.. What if?  Do you think it&#x27;s a reasonable experiment for a company to run?  I know big names like Google and Facebook have some interesting perks, so why not basic income for all your employees plus 1 person of their choice, paid for by a flat % of everyone&#x27;s income at the company?