Results: Guaranteed Basic Income
Published on 08/19/2019
The Green Party of Canada proposed a guaranteed income program as part of their plan to reduce poverty.
Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome, along with national party Leader Elizabeth May, unveiled their poverty reduction strategies at a downtown Winnipeg hotel on Friday. They cited a 2018 study by the Citizens for Public Justice that found as many as three in 10 Manitobans live in poverty.
The estimated cost of the guaranteed income program for Manitoba would be $1.58 billion. Although the plan would not eliminate poverty entirely, it would lift 35,000 adults and 23,000 children out of poverty. People who remained below the poverty line would see their income increase by 21 per cent
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Mincome was an experimental Canadian guaranteed annual income project that was held in Manitoba, during the 1970s. The project was funded jointly by the Manitoba provincial government and the Canadian federal government under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Have you heard about this program?
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No
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In 2016, The Government of Ontario started a basic income pilot program under the leadership of Liberal Party of Canada. Are you aware about the Ontario Basic Income program? Yes
18%
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Do you think a government program that aims to provide basic income to every one under the poverty line is an effective strategy to combat poverty? Yes
51%
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1575 votes
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If every one gets a basic income in society, do you think that the working class (e.g. general labor) will quit their jobs? Yes
32%
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If every one gets a basic income, do you think that the crime rate would go down? Yes
43%
1373 votes
No
57%
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Imagine that you are a recipient of basic income (i.e enough to cover your basic expenses), do you think there will a significant improvement in your well-being and quality of life? Yes
55%
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In your opinion what is better? A higher Minimum Wage
50%
1581 votes
A guaranteed basic income
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