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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@9KSHMQ32yrs2Y
Yes, but you have to work to receive this income that will cover basic necessities including food and housing.
@BCWG8WF 2wks2W
Yes, the universal basic income should be a living wage and people should be allowed to earn more by making themselves useful to society by working jobs and jobs should all pay the same regardless of their position, therefore avoiding economic imbalance, as all roles are as important as each other
@B7VN7TY7mos7MO
No a universal basic income would not fix any issues and reducing the cost of living would be more effective.
@9ZRPRHR1yr1Y
Yes, only to be received as a top up only by those who earn below the basic income, sufficient to cover basics
@9ZHHRQC1yr1Y
Yes, but not for everyone. There should be a critical level of income defined, below this level, people should be entitled to basic income to prevent them from falling further behind. The point of this should be to place a limit on how poor people can become so that they don’t become homeless.
@9ZCH66R1yr1Y
Yes, but there should be restrictions on how much someone can receive and qualifications to get more, if one is a contributing member to society and works they should receive more
@9YN54WF1yr1Y
Should not be provided for no reason but in cases such as stay at home mothers or those who are unable to work etc
@9ZCTZV61yr1Y
No, only families/ individuals that are failing to meet paying for their basic necessities should be given a supplementary basic income.
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