http://2noame.tumblr.com/post/84446680465/a-brief-history-of-basic-income-ideas
1776
Thomas Jefferson
In 1776, while serving as a delegate to the Virginia legislature, Thomas
Jefferson proposed giving 50 acres of public land to any propertyless
individual willing to farm it. That was the first homestead program,
subsequently copied by other states, and probably the first government program
that sought to provide a secure income for the poor.
1795
Thomas Paine
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