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 14.9k Australia voters.
57% Yes |
43% 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 14.9k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but only for the low-income citizens. Those who live upper-class and are rich in the millions and above must be exempt.
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Yes to people with disabilities, the elderly, retires who rent and families on low incomes. Housing should be a right.
@B3QQD3R2wks2W
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
@B3G9H5H3wks3W
Yes, as a gateway to employment and higher earnings, in a way to avoid encouraging people to not work.
@B3CX6WY 3wks3W
Yes, the program should be universal but the amount should be based on the tax bracket individuals and families fall in
@B3CKLNK4wks4W
Yes, but only if you are contributing to society, by join the work force, are studying in order to join the workforce, or contributing in such a way that it is meaningful to society such as engaging in volunteer work
@B2WGS2X1mo1MO
Yes, but we need to start taxing big corporations appropriately, and demanding adequate royalties for our natural resources, as well as taxing the rich and implementing wealth caps for individuals.
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Trial UBI in certain locations, like those with a low average income, and see its effect on poverty and employment rates
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