OpenResearch Guaranteed Income Study
A $1,000/month no-strings cash RCT - humbling for both sides.
C · 14/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Give people cash directly and trust them to use it.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics fear reduced work.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Vivalt et al. 2024 RCT (TX/IL, 3 yrs): work fell -1.3 hr/wk and earned income dropped ~$1,500 so total income fell; more financial security but no biomarker health change.
4 · Liberty check
Expands recipients' freedom over their time vs. taxpayer cost and work incentives.
5 · The real tradeoff
Real autonomy gains, real work-reduction tradeoff.
Watch · narrated explainer video
Narrated commentary video (with audio). More on the Video page.
Allies & Playbook
If you want to copy this, start here.
No individual sponsor record is catalogued for this policy yet. Start with the primary sources below and the Allies directory.