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RE: Basic Guaranteed Income
Well, the State of Alaska ran a trial run for something like this
It is not a trial, it started in 1982 and it still happens today. Alaska basically created a fund, the money for the fund comes from taxing the revenue of oil corporations in Alaska. Everyone who lives in Alaska, once per year gets a paycheck from the government anywhere from $300-$2000 just for living in Alaska.
Alaska Permanent Fund
The Alaska Permanent Fund is a constitutionally established permanent fund managed by a state-owned corporation, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC). It was established in Alaska in 1976 by Article 9, Section 15 of the Alaska State Constitution under Governor Jay Hammond. From February 1976 until April 1980, the Department of Revenue Treasury Division managed the state's Permanent Fund assets, until, in 1980, the Alaska State Legislature created the APFC. As of the end of 2016, the fund is worth nearly $55 billion that has been funded by oil revenues.
I stand corrected regarding the semantics, as it seems you are more familiar with the finer details of the program (including its age) than I am.
I stand by the rest of the post though.