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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@8QQRCMVLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as all social benefit programs are rolled into the UBI and we eliminate the departments running those programs and use only one department to cover UBI
@8QGX8SJLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, but only to those with stable employment.
@92569NCLibertarian3yrs3Y
Not for everyone, but for those who require it to get on their feet.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
Yes, but only for employed individuals.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
Yes, but only employed people should be eligible.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
No, but I would support it if it were to replace all welfare services.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
Yes, but make it progressive.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
Yes, but make it supplemental.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
Yes, but only for the employed and recently unemployed.
@36DLLNT4yrs4Y
Yes, but only after reworking the current budget to allocate funding to UBI.
@4SKVPWD4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if those receiving it receive no other welfare.
@8V5YS2B4yrs4Y
Yes, but the amount of money should depend for each household due to how much each family might make. The poorer you are, the more you get.
@5GHSCDS4yrs4Y
Yes, and use it to replace all existing welfare programs
@63ZXW6N4yrs4Y
If welfare is eliminated, then maybe.
@63ZXW6N3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if welfare, social security, and that kind of stuff are eliminated and tax, if any, won't be over 20%.
@8CLVKTG4yrs4Y
Yes, but as a replacement for ALL welfare programs
@8PGXGG64yrs4Y
not unless the government takes money from welfares to do so
@8RPZ3MP4yrs4Y
Yes, a capitalist system that doesn't start at zero can benefit everyone without compromising the capitalist systems in the United States
@8ST9V4K4yrs4Y
Yes, but abolish social programs
@8WRG7RN3yrs3Y
Yes I think people should receive money from the government but not enough for them to live off of. This way, people are still having to work but won't have to work all hours of the day and can worry about their families and other personal issues.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
Yes, but only for the employed.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
No, but I would support it if it were to replace all welfare programs.
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