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Do you support a universal basic income program?

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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Yes
53%
No
36%
Yes
43%
No
10%
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

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 @8HCHSRR from North Carolina  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only if the home meets certain requirements.

 @9HB5MKV from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but institute it gradually over a set transition period to prevent mass disruption. Start with state-based pilot programs like Alaska’s. Eventually, it should replace our current welfare system.

 @8SH3RLG from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

No, because it gives the government control

 @8LJM2HB from Florida  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, for all minors, elders (65+), pregnant women, new mothers, people with physical or mental issues, and students until they make a livable wage where they can support themselves.

 @92R5X3N from California  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only during times of Recession

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Yes, but only in the form of a social dividend under a market socialist economy

 @9G9C49K from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but institute it gradually to prevent mass disruption, starting with state-based pilot programs such as Alaska’s. It should eventually replace our current welfare system

 @8M7PYD5 from Pennsylvania  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes but only for low income individuals

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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