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Do you support a universal basic income program?

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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 @8VYKD46from British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Only for people who can’t afford it.

 @8TWG3XYGreenfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

The government should re-establish experiments in select regions first

 @8PYJ427Greenfrom Quebec  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, people should be able to qualify for UBI but must go through an interview and testing period to determine if they qualify for UBI. People who are unemployed should also receive job training while on UBI or perform community service.

 @8FTWSS5Greenfrom Newfoundland  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but only as an add-on to the welfare state and limited in size

 @8Y2BJPXGreenfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

No, some people do not the income while others do. The government should only give a monthly allowance to those who earn very little and those in need.

 @7NMLC8N from Maryland  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but do not remove social programs for UBI.

 @8KBPZQY from Connecticut  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but only for people in a certain income bracket

 @8FN7RDR from Michigan  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but not at the cost of other social services

 @DengekiMatsuko from California  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but for those who are out of work and are actively looking for a job

 @6JTZ4D7answered…4yrs4Y

I support a guaranteed income for people living at or below the poverty threshold. I don't believe that middle-income and upper-income people need a universal basic income program.

 @8SW66GN from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Many people do not need it and for a country our size it's unrealistic.

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