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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Response rates from 17k Australia voters.
56% Yes |
44% No |
47% Yes |
36% No |
10% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
7% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 17k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B2RJZLT3mos3MO
Yes, but only for the low-income citizens. Those who live upper-class and are rich in the millions and above must be exempt.
@B4SJGL46 days6D
No, UBI programs are a band-aid fix to larger problems like housing affordability and medical coverage that should be addressed directly
@B4RPRLP1wk1W
Yes, but it should not be implemented for high-income earners. Only for the unemployed and the working class.
@B4MJ5WK2wks2W
Yes, but only if inflation is kept in check to ensure universal basic income isn't made redundant due to corporate greed
@B4K4P4B2wks2W
Yes, but not enough to live on - just enough to keep people afloat if everything else fails, maybe enough to save towards getting themselves into a better lifestyle. Also apply rules to receiving the payments, including suspensions and bans in cases where deemed necessary.
@B3RGQJ32mos2MO
Yes to people with disabilities, the elderly, retires who rent and families on low incomes. Housing should be a right.
@B3QQD3R2mos2MO
It should be universal basic NEEDS rather than income, as ubi will just lead to private companies increasing prices on basic items to account for this guaranteed income
@B3CX6WY 2mos2MO
Yes, the program should be universal but the amount should be based on the tax bracket individuals and families fall in
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