A lawmaker in Olympia has a proposal on the table that would act as an entryway into universal basic income in Washington state. Democratic Rep. Joe Nguyen’s bill would provide $500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs. During a pilot period, it would be limited to 500 randomly selected people from that pool of eligible applicants. The goal: Provide a testing ground for universal basic income.“For two years, [let’s] study how this would impact individuals in Washington state who already rely on services that they qualify for, and then see if through this...