Basic income

US GDP = 18 trillion dollars. At 3% yearly growth it will increase 540 billion next year. Thats enough to send every adult 4500 dollars (conservatively assuming that half end up paying that much back in increased taxes). Thats 375 dollars a month. In some places that's enough for rent. Many government programs could be greatly reduced or even eliminated entirely and there would be no need to increase minimum wage. With more incentive to work more people will choose to work. Reduced unemployment would help offset the cost of the program.

There are 125 million households in the US. 20% make less than 20,000 dollars a year. Giving each of those households $8,000 a year would cost 200 billion dollars. Thats 666 dollars a month.

A basic income program would give every single person in the United States enough money to meet their basic needs. On paper this looks it would cost a great deal of money. But in reality the vast majority of people would end up paying it all back in taxes. Only the very poor would keep all of it.