Giving every American $12,000 per year in free money could grow the economy by $2.5 trillion, study finds

Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse A monthly check of $1,000 delivered to every American adult would grow the US economy by roughly $2.5 trillion over the course of eight years, according to anew study. Conducted by the left-leaning Roosevelt Institute, the study investigated three strategies for implementing basic income, a form of wealth distribution that involves giving everyone a standard salary just for being alive. Proponents of basic income claim it would reduce or even elim...