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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44% No |
46% Yes |
36% No |
10% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
8% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
See how support for each position on “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 13.1k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, if it is protected against a response by private businesses and individuals to increase prices for basic necessities such as food and housing.
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Yes, though this should be instead a Universal Basic Goods, where food, water, electricity, housing, and other such human rights are free and guaranteed.
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No, jobs should be more sustainable, cost of living should be reduced or wages should increase at an equal rate
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Yes, however the establishing of a Universal Basic Services program addresses inequality better, and should be instituted first.
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who pays it and who decides how much ? what happens when no body wants to do the jobs that are low paid because they can get paid more not to work
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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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