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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42% No |
48% Yes |
35% 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 |
See how support for each position on “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 19.8k Germany voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 19.8k Germany voters.
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Unique answers from Germany users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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depending on salary and work hours, certain benefits be received based on these variables.
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No, it could replace government services and allow more private control of the economy, however, in principle, it is a nice idea
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Yes but a (possibly) negative income tax is just objectively better.
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Implementing long-term social services and welfare reform is more essential than UBI which is not sustainable, however exceptions for those negatively impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic can be made in order to cover basic necessities short-term
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Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing but this exclude abled people who willfully refuse to perform any work
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Yes but it should be checked upon, like the people who have it have to show that they are trying to find a job or have a medical reason why they can’t work
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