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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@8LKGV334yrs4Y
@6JTZ4D74yrs4Y
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.
@DengekiMatsuko3yrs3Y
Yes, but for those who are out of work and are actively looking for a job
@7NMLC8N4yrs4Y
Yes, but do not remove social programs for UBI.
@8FN7RDR5yrs5Y
Yes, but not at the cost of other social services
@8HW6C9M4yrs4Y
I don,t really have a large input on this topic.
@8KBPZQY4yrs4Y
Yes but only for people in a certain income bracket
@8PM52YL4yrs4Y
yes, but not an excuse to be unemployed
@8PTCRJC4yrs4Y
Yes, UBI should go directly into water bills, housing payments, and other such payments to lower the cost of these necessities as it will allow people to more affordably pay for things such as food and education
@8SW66GN4yrs4Y
Many people do not need it and for a country our size it's unrealistic.
@8TNGQPD4yrs4Y
Yes, but it shouldn't be given to the rich
@8VMNWPN4yrs4Y
Should be implemented for lower income families and citizens
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