Cost of a universal income floor vs. revenue from selected redistribution
sources. Every input is a real primary-source number
(UBS, SIPRI, IMF, World Bank).
Annual cost of universal floor
$8.98T
7.6% of world GDP
Revenue from selected sources
$5.30T
wealth tax + military redirect
Food calories recovered
~278 kcal / person / day
enough for everyone above the 2,100 kcal floor without producing more
Net funding gap
$3.68T
3.1% of world GDP
At these dials, redirected flows cover about half the cost.