On Tuesday, MSNBC host Krystal Ball devoted a portion of The Cycle to advocating for the establishment of a national minimum guaranteed income. She insisted that research shows such a program does not create disincentives to work and could “eliminate poverty” with merely the stroke of a pen.

Ball began by highlighting protest movements around the world advocating “for what sounds like a radical idea: Guaranteeing every citizen a monthly minimum income, or what some supporters call a ‘mincome.’” …

“The basic concept is simple,” she continued. “Every non-incarcerated adult citizen gets a monthly check from the government. Other safety net programs are jettisoned to pay, and poverty is eliminated.”

Ball said that, while the idea is popular on the far left, it also has supporters on the right including “libertarian” Reason columnist Matthew Feeney who advocated for writing checks to welfare recipients.