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 2.3k British Nationals voters.
35% Yes |
65% No |
27% Yes |
50% No |
8% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
15% No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2.3k British Nationals voters.
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Unique answers from British Nationals voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9M6KQGX10mos10MO
No, but people should be guaranteed adequate housing and food, free of charge, the same way they're guaranteed healthcare and education.
@9HRPL631yr1Y
Yes, but this will need to be refined to make sure that the system is not being abused. Hard working people in full time employment should not struggle for necessities while those who do not want to work are being financially supported.
@98JYJRL2yrs2Y
The government should do all it can to encourage people into work, and ensure that all jobs pay enough to cover basic necessities including food and housing.
@B2SGHMM4wks4W
Overall no. Yes in Theory because that is a very Christian concept. No in practice because it would stop people working and would probably ruin the whole world
@B2L7NLB1mo1MO
If AI replaces someone’s job, the AI company should pay the person the amount of money they were receiving when they were working
@B2DDLC22mos2MO
Yes but only for citizens and this should be removed for those who commit a violent, sexual or drug dealing/trafficking crime
@B296CSS2mos2MO
Yes but it not be set so high as to discourage or dis-incentivise people from joining the work force
@B28P8M92mos2MO
In future this could be a brilliant policy that pushes britiain to the top of hte global stage, however, currently it should only be limited to those earning +£5000 above minimum wage and below
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