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 19.1k Australia voters.
56% Yes |
44% No |
46% 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 19.1k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B2RJZLT5mos5MO
Yes, but only for the low-income citizens. Those who live upper-class and are rich in the millions and above must be exempt.
@B578WDQ2mos2MO
Thus could really help with the cost of living at the moment. I also think there should be conditions like you have to work a certain amount of hours a week etc
@B56TP942mos2MO
Yes, but some form of incentive to encourage people to still work as well should be included as well
@B56FY6D2mos2MO
No but centrelink payments should be enough to cover the basic costs of living in the current economic climate.
@9353BBF3yrs3Y
Income support should be provided to all those in need, and at a level that enables them to seek to improve their quality of living/set of circumstances.
@B53R5VW2mos2MO
I believe when a person applies for the dole a list of jobs applicable to their skills should be noted, when one of these jobs are found but not taken up then 1/3 rd dole reduced, same applies if second job offer refused, so basically three chances and benefits cease if not taken up. I support those who need the dole but not those who choose not to work
@B52SJN22mos2MO
Yes, increase tax on large corporations inc mining to contribute to covering the cost. Doing so will likely see a reduction in petty crime
@B525QS72mos2MO
Yes, however people should work up to a certain amount of hours or have a health certificate that may excuse their reasoning for work
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