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 more62% Yes |
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 |
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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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
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