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 |
34% No |
11% 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 59k New Zealand voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 59k New Zealand voters.
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Unique answers from New Zealand users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Maybe. Can NZ afford it?
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Neutral. Yes, everyone should recieve an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing but this could encourage people to not work and will harm economic growth
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Yes but people who recieve support need the opportunity to recipicate the support given to them giving back is important
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Yes, Only people who medically cannot work can be on this. People who can get a job, get one don’t be lazy
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No but it is already happening on current welfare system. People need more education and training opportunities. Businesses need to be supported by government to upskill our people not look to employ immigrants to reduce there cost
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