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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45% No |
39% Yes |
32% No |
16% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
12% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
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Unique answers from Italy users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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yes, but the universal basic income must be lower than the minimum wage
@9DVZRNR8mos8MO
No, basic income should be provide to the poor, disabled and unemployed but for limited time periods
@9BJDKYT12mos12MO
People would need to register, and an investigation will be done before and after to see if they are using it wisely
@99SRVYZ1yr1Y
No, because this would encourage people not to work, but support should be granted to those who are unable to work
@99KR6DC1yr1Y
Yes but a very small amount
@99772FM1yr1Y
Yes, except for people who are physically able to work and have a record of unemployment for over 6 months (unless they're attending university full-time)
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