Basic Income: What Speaks to You?

Shares in America is gathering opinions from U.S. residents to understand which ideas about universal basic income resonate with people of different backgrounds. Your responses will help us explain and discuss basic income more effectively.

Whether you support basic income, oppose it, or are undecided, we welcome your views. Please answer based on what matters to you personally, rather than what you think would appeal to others. Demographic questions are optional but highly appreciated.

If you are unfamiliar with what a universal basic income is, you can find an overview on investopedia or here on Shares in America.

1. Before reading the statements below, how do you feel about universal basic income?

2. How important are each of these arguments for UBI to you personally?

• Financial security: A regular basic income could help you cover essentials and weather unexpected expenses.

• A changing economy: As automation and AI change how we work, basic income could help people maintain financial security.

• Sharing prosperity: Basic income would give everyone a share in the prosperity that our economy produces.

• Greater freedom: Basic income could give you more freedom to change jobs, get an education, or start a business.

• Recognizing unpaid work: Basic income could support people who care for children, relatives, or their communities without pay.

• Power at work: Basic income could make it easier to leave a bad job or refuse unacceptable working conditions.

• Less poverty: Basic income could reduce poverty by giving everyone a dependable income floor.

• Stronger communities: Basic income could give people more money to spend at local businesses.

3. Which ONE of the statements above most makes you personally want to learn more?

4. Which ONE statement, if any, makes you feel more favorable toward basic income?

5. Which of the these concerns you about UBI (select all that apply)

6. In your own words, should we implement UBI and why or why not?

Has your opinion of UBI changed after reading these questions?

Demographic data

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