$1B is pocket change. $1B divided over the US population is about $3 (once? or per year? it doesn't matter). So... US citizens get a $3997 dividend. Or slight

$1B is pocket change. $1B divided over the US population is about $3 (once? or per year? it doesn't matter). So... US citizens get a $3997 dividend. Or slightly less, if we want to fund research into say, Thorium reactors, smarter power grids, solar cells, power storage, wind, etc.