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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Yes, but you have to work to receive this income that will cover basic necessities including food and housing.
@8RLNYM83yrs3Y
No, I support more radical anti capitalism plans like a universal salary that first gets rid of the idea of profit and allows all to live decently. (if thats what universal basic income is, then yes)
@8QZMVZ23yrs3Y
No but the minimum wage should be increased
@996S9CP1yr1Y
Yes, but it should be restricted to necessary items only
@98X224V1yr1Y
They will enforce a new world order hello communism roll on UN 2030
@98MVPVL1yr1Y
This should be means tested
@97YC5P41yr1Y
Needs further consideration and piloting. In theory, fantastic idea, but may have unforeseen consequences in terms of inflation etc.
@97PDWJP1yr1Y
No, government should focus on making work pay better wages and improving social services instead
@93TGRYR2yrs2Y
Not yet but within the next few decades
@9342NP92yrs2Y
Yes, everyone should be able to have a basic level of income that covers housing, food, medical care in the area they live. Above this, individuals should have to work to acquire other needs/desires.
@92NBW3C2yrs2Y
Yes, but something like a card with strict limits on what it can be used for
Yes, but only for those earning under median income.
@8XT8YYY2yrs2Y
Yes but if you do not prevent prices to go up they inflation will catch up and the universal basic income will be useless...
@8W67JSC3yrs3Y
A form of it should be introduced but some people are so rich they don’t need it
@8TM75RN3yrs3Y
Yes, but in the form of a card or something that can only be used for necessities
@8TKM4H33yrs3Y
No, but make the minimum wage match the living wage.
@8T75KXJ3yrs3Y
I believe a social security net is vital in any society and that what you receive should be means tested however UBI encourages state dependence on too big a scale.
@8T5SPYB3yrs3Y
Yes but only if your income drops below a certain level
@8SW57DK3yrs3Y
I think it should be more in the form of a card that can only be used for essential services
@8RQ5ZYP3yrs3Y
No, but unemployment benefits should be more sufficient and more should be done to help the unemployed gain work again.
@8FMRWJ94yrs4Y
No but I support jobseekers benefit
@8D2F6PT4yrs4Y
Yes but Unless there is enough social housing available to meet the demand, a UBI will just worsen the housing crisis
@9DZQ79JIndependent Left8mos8MO
Yes, but only after successful experimentation with said program (e.g a test in a local community)
@9D9S2NK 9mos9MO
Yes for everyone with a wage under 100k
@9D4TFPR 9mos9MO
Yes, but only if it's the only thing that the state invest on.
Yes, but linked to the PSC card with limits on what it can be spent on
@9B4XQZJ1yr1Y
More research is required to gauge its effectiveness
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