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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@8R8K8WM4yrs4Y
No, but make more public housing available and provide food vouchers.
@8532KYJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should not be universal, it should only go to the impoverished, the working poor, and lower middle class families
@6JTZ4D75yrs5Y
I support a guaranteed income for people living at or below the poverty threshold. I don't believe that middle-income and upper-income people need a universal basic income program.
@DengekiMatsuko3yrs3Y
Yes, but for those who are out of work and are actively looking for a job
@7NMLC8N5yrs5Y
Yes, but do not remove social programs for UBI.
@8CKYSF65yrs5Y
Yes, but citizens receiving this income must prove they have a job and they their annual income should determine if they qualify
@8FN7RDR5yrs5Y
Yes, but not at the cost of other social services
@8KBPZQY5yrs5Y
Yes but only for people in a certain income bracket
@8SW66GN4yrs4Y
Many people do not need it and for a country our size it's unrealistic.
@8WR9V2Y4yrs4Y
Only if it doesn't decrease support for exisiting social welfare programs
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