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…
Read more54% 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 |
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@8CSYN3M4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for citizens.
@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).
@9MF8SPN3 days3D
Universal income should depend on the degree of need of the citizen. For as long as the citizen in mind is also working a viable job or receiving an education, then they should be guaranteed income to help them with high costs necessities.
@9MC4BQL6 days6D
Give people enough to afford housing and they can work for everything else. People deserve a roof and the safety of a home.
@9LZJY842wks2W
No, universal basic income may come at the expense of far more efficient and very important social service and welfare programs.
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