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Do you support a universal basic income program?

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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Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing
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No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

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 @B2BMK7Bfrom Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, but there should be a limit on the household income (with an exception for the disabled), & it should be based on type of employment, ie; unemployed, part-time, full-time, with the monthly payments going up per tier.

 @9673VLGfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but it should be somewhat regulated to ensure no one is abusing the system.

 @9H64585answered…1yr1Y

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.

 @8J2XFSYfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

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).

 @8GJ55J3from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Not until the welfare and disability services have been reworked, sorted out, and audited.

 @B3FZMJKfrom Ontario  answered…5 days5D

Yes, but just for low income people to cover basic needs including food and housing, and it should be separate from government assistance programs.

 @B3FPWD7from Ontario  answered…5 days5D

Not really, there should be more free education and help for people to get jobs and make these jobs have livable wages

 @B3FMJ9Bfrom Ontario  answered…5 days5D

Yes, but it should only be enough to help cover part of basic living expenses to deter people from living solely on the provided income

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