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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@9HXL8D51yr1Y
Yes, but it should be conditional, such as, if you make more than $60k per year as a single person you do not get the ubi.
@8G6HPCZ5yrs5Y
Government should use tax dollars to supplement low income families but they have to work in order to receive it
@8V4YXJC4yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be a flat rate for all citizens
@8V4C6JN4yrs4Y
This is a complicated issue if rolled our correctly it could boost the economy, but would need to be heavily researched first.
@8RMZQCS4yrs4Y
Yes, but as a replacement to other welfare programs.
@8QD45CS4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for those who are financially struggling/low-income families
@8Q9NBL74yrs4Y
Yes, but only for when people are unemployed, homeless, or struggling financially.
@8NWK7V84yrs4Y
Yes, only if social programs are defunded.
@8LG95RH4yrs4Y
Regardless, unconditional income is better for encouraging people to find their purpose in society than conditional based on other income.
@992PS8N2yrs2Y
Yes as long as everyone is contributing to society
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