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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Response rates from 37.2k Canada voters.
54% Yes |
46% No |
45% Yes |
37% No |
9% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
9% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 37.2k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9H645851yr1Y
A Nordic style basic income that is enough for something but not enough to get by in order to incentivise people to go to work.
@9673VLG2yrs2Y
Yes, but it should be somewhat regulated to ensure no one is abusing the system.
@8J2XFSY4yrs4Y
Universal job - A universal income which is conditioned on working offered jobs. Such jobs should mostly focus on benefiting the community (e.g., public gardening/art, working with the elderly).
@8GJ55J34yrs4Y
Not until the welfare and disability services have been reworked, sorted out, and audited.
@9ZRQ8ZP1mo1MO
Yes, but only for people with mental and/or physical disabilities. For others, implement a universal job: a universal income which is conditioned on working offered jobs. Such jobs should mostly focus on benefiting the community (e.g., public gardening/art, working with the elderly).
@9WYDMSD2mos2MO
Not something universal but something that lifts everyone making below 60k a year up to a standard of living of about 50 to 60k per year. to fund this we should eliminate disability, CPP, EI and income assistance programs, put all of it into 1 agency and slash the cost of the administration needed for it.
@9W8RSYV2mos2MO
Yes with stipulations of proof they are looking for work or trying to return to work each month before receiving pay
@9FM9QN91yr1Y
Yes, this will help people to at least cover their foremost needs.
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