A Universal Basic Income program is social security program where all citizens of a country receive a regular, unconditional sum of money from the government. The funding for Universal Basic Income comes from taxation and government owned entities including income from endowments, real estate and natural resources. Several countries, including Finland, India and Brazil, have experimented with a UBI system but have not implemented a permanent program. The longest running UBI system in the world is the Alaska Permanent Fund in the U.S. state of Alaska. In the Alaska Permanent Fund each indivi…
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@8R8K8WM4yrs4Y
No, but make more public housing available and provide food vouchers.
@8532KYJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should not be universal, it should only go to the impoverished, the working poor, and lower middle class families
@8RJ86ZP4yrs4Y
yes, but only for low income or struggling people
@57QKT6T3yrs3Y
Yes, we are rapidly coming to a point in time where automation will make it difficult for everyone to find a job, especially those with disabilities or other factors preventing them from "moving up" in the world; all citizens should have their basic needs met with the option of working to gain more money for extras.
@6Q2LC7Q3yrs3Y
@DengekiMatsuko3yrs3Y
Yes, but for those who are out of work and are actively looking for a job
@8F9RVY45yrs5Y
No, this would give up the workers only bargaining chip against the capitalists
@8HWXVK24yrs4Y
Yes, I think that it should only apply to people who don't have enough to support their self and families
@8SZGMSH4yrs4Y
Yes, but it should increase as the economy and government grow.
@8WR9V2Y3yrs3Y
Only if it doesn't decrease support for exisiting social welfare programs
@92NYS4X3yrs3Y
yes, but it should be slowly phased out and replaced with better social safety nets
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