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One interesting thing from the aforementioned (or below-mentioned) wikipedia entry for the Amana Colonies is that they adopted the notion of a basic income (of $25-$50) to be spent at village stores, keeping the money within the community.

This is one take on UBI I haven't seen before--directly channeling collective money back into the local economy.




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