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 1.9k Melbourne voters.
56% Yes |
44% No |
45% Yes |
37% No |
11% 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 1.9k Melbourne voters.
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Unique answers from Melbourne voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes but only if the money was required to be spent on food or australian resources, to support the current economy.
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The repairs do you support covering foods supply any economic necessary as said government feedback admins
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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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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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Yes, such that there should be enough to keep people out of poverty yet not enough to allow people to stop or limit the extent of their work.
@9X3YRHR2mos2MO
if we don't raise the minimum wage, yes. or at least some form of UBI. I do believe wage benefits are more beneficial but UBI is good at providing a security net or consider freidman's negative income tax
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I really don't have a strong view on this. I'd have to read studies from where it's already been implemented and see how it went. I like the idea of a safety net for everyone, but I'm really unsure of how much it would cost and whether we'd see low income earners quit their jobs in droves as it wouldn't be worth it for them to work 40 odd hours per week for what may end up very little difference in income.
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Trial UBI in areas with a below average income, and monitor its effects on poverty and employment, if it reduces poverty and doesn't have a significant negative impact on employment, try to introduce it elsewhere
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