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 more56% Yes |
44% No |
47% Yes |
37% No |
9% 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 |
See how support for each position on “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 13.7k Netherlands voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 13.7k Netherlands voters.
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Unique answers from Netherlands users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8H69T854yrs4Y
Yes, but it should be introduced as a response to increased automation and with a concomitant set of programs that ensure people are not merely living vegetative lives as a result of the freedom they've been given.
@9GPSC3W6mos6MO
No but support people with disabilities and from vulnerable groups to have accesss for food and housing.
@9CT6WQK9mos9MO
Yes, but only if done so in such a way so as not to be simply subsidising the profits of private landlords and companies (e.g. supermarkets)
@9BQ7BH912mos12MO
Yes but ut should be proportional sp that poorer people receive more
@99S92JP1yr1Y
Yes, but only to those Who have certain illness that makes then unable to work
@96QHLHB2yrs2Y
Yes, but that it's not enough to survive on
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