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 14.3k 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 14.3k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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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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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, but only for the low-income citizens. Those who have high wealth and rich in millions and above must be exempt.
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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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Test the program in particular areas (such as areas with lower income) and if it has a positive effect, try to introduce it more widely
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It would depend on level of privatisation of utilities and healthcare, as well as how this would change welfare system
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Use the UBIP to support the people who need it (homeless, physical and mental disabilities etc.)
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We should trial UBI in poorer areas, than see it’s effect on employment and poverty, if successful try to introduce UBI further
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