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Re:Basic Income: Unintended Consequences by jjxw on Monday February 15, 2016 @08:00PM (#11107247)
Ah, I misunderstood. It looks like a version of this exists which provides tax incentives to hire veterans, food stamp recipients, and other disadvantaged groups.

https://www.doleta.gov/business/incentives/opptax/wotcEmploy...

Re:Basic Income: Unintended Consequences by bsbechtel on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @04:37AM (#11108790)
Yes, this looks similar to what I was thinking....basically employers are paying what would otherwise be a government expense to provide federal benefits to these individuals, so those employers are saving the government money. I don't have time to research now, but I would be curious to learn if the program is successful - is it revenue neutral? How much of a credit do employers get? etc...