Not that I'm advocating, but the Fair Tax Plan (US) has a similar notion in terms of a rebate to cover the basic necessities. But anytime you have a discussion

Not that I'm advocating, but the Fair Tax Plan (US) has a similar notion in terms of a rebate to cover the basic necessities. But anytime you have a discussion about taking by force from one group to give to another, it gets complicated and heated rather quickly. Well, maybe that's different from culture to culture.