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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…3wks3W

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.

 @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.

 @9673VLGfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

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

 @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.

 @B2L42TMfrom Ontario  answered…4 days4D

Yes, but only for women, in order to increase the Canadian fertility rate we need to support women both during the pregnancy and child rearing years

 @9W8RSYVfrom British Columbia  answered…3mos3MO

Yes with stipulations of proof they are looking for work or trying to return to work each month before receiving pay

 @9FM9QN9from British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, this will help people to at least cover their foremost needs.

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