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 more53% Yes |
47% No |
45% Yes |
35% No |
8% Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing |
11% 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 491 India voters.
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See how importance of “Universal Basic Income” has changed over time for 491 India voters.
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Unique answers from India users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No. Because India already spends a lot on welfare programmes and paying salary & pension. It is not financial vailable for the state. Maybe when india is financial more stable then we could go for UBI.
@98PR2TS1yr1Y
No, we can't afford it, although it would be nice.
@95JD4WH2yrs2Y
No, but able Men and Women should be Provided Stable Jobs.
@8Y4WLCY2yrs2Y
Government should implement a universal basic income programme but only after it has procured enough financial resources to undertake such a task
@8QVVDM63yrs3Y
Yes but in future when automation become mainstream
@8QCVXDF3yrs3Y
The government must support those who are jobless for legitimate reasons. Not everyone.
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