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 moreResponse rates from 36.2k Canada voters.
54% Yes |
46% No |
45% Yes |
37% No |
9% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
9% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9H6458510mos10MO
A Nordic style basic income that is enough for something but not enough to get by in order to incentivise people to go to work.
@9673VLG2yrs2Y
Yes, but it should be somewhat regulated to ensure no one is abusing the system.
@8GJ55J34yrs4Y
Not until the welfare and disability services have been reworked, sorted out, and audited.
@8J2XFSY4yrs4Y
Universal job - A universal income which is conditioned on working offered jobs. Such jobs should mostly focus on benefiting the community (e.g., public gardening/art, working with the elderly).
@9TM3JNP4 days4D
Yes, but not for those who abuse the system or have ongoing criminal links. STRONG checks and balances in place to prevent taxpayer funds being wasted.
@9KGWSV27mos7MO
The minimum standard of living should be achieved for all citizens. The question should be asked.”what is the minimum amount of support you would want a family member or loved one would receive from the community/society?” Having a welfare program that doesn’t provide enough to live is a problem. Being a life long welfare recipient is a problem. There can be requirements such as participation in education and skill development as part of the funding. The idea is you want to keep people motivated and get them enough to be safe, hygienic, fed and employable.
@923DD8F 7mos7MO
Yes, but only for those under certain financial cutoff conditions and taking family size and location into consideration.
@9JC6BKV8mos8MO
Yes but it's still too early. We should be doing research on how to implement these as automation becomes a larger part of the economy and AI displaces a larger amount of the workforce.
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