Basic monthly income

Switzerland is considering paying each adult about $2500usd each month whether they work or not. Each child in the household would get about $750usd per month. History shows that if someone is paid money without working for it, this discourages most, but not all, from working. People won't work if they don't have to.

So let's take a look at US welfare spending for poor people, ignoring corporate welfare for the moment.