The United states pulls in $3-trillion in taxes. We have 225-million adults over 18-years old and if they (we) were handed out $2,000 a month each that would equal<p>EDIT: [225 million * 2000 * 12 = 5.4 trillion per year.]<p>If we&#x27;re talking about the solutions mentioned in the article I suspect administrating the various types of handouts may add an additional 50% cost to that [$5.4 trillion per year.]<p>A basic income may work for Switzerland due to it&#x27;s amazingly tiny population. (Less than half the size of L.A. County) In the United States, I would think inflation, laziness and complaints that $2,000 was not enough basic income would rule the day.