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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38% No |
51% Yes |
30% No |
11% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
8% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
See how support for each position on “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 10.3k Ireland voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 10.3k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes but only for those who have paid enough tax and rates into the country. Those that don't should not avail until they've inputted enough to be contributional.
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No, companies should raise the national minimum wage and adjust it according to inflation and invest in important areas that are problematic in Ireland compared with the rest of EU countries, such as health, transportation, housing, childcare and environment.
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Yes, but you have to work to receive this income that will cover basic necessities including food and housing.
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Yes, but it should be restricted to necessary items only
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