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 more73% Yes |
27% No |
66% Yes |
23% No |
7% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
5% 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 830 Philippines voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 830 Philippines voters.
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Unique answers from Philippines users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@968VFXT2yrs2Y
mixed bag better off throwing out the college degree meta here
@968C9XJ2yrs2Y
Automation still hasnt reached my country- so I we won’t have to entertain that thought yet because there isn’t a surplus of production causes by automation yet.
@8WC9TCX3yrs3Y
I think low income people should receive basic income
@8SVTL533yrs3Y
Must only be used as an incentive for people below the poverty line
@8HGQJHF4yrs4Y
I believed that both a UBI & Social Security Program can co-exists at the same time and giving the citizens options on how they'll receive money from the government
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