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What is the core principle of Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
What is the core principle of Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
- Giving citizens a regular sum of money regardless of their income level (correct)
- Requiring citizens to work for government payments
- Providing citizens with financial security based on employment status
- Allocating funds only to the extremely poor
What are the primary goals of implementing a basic income system?
What are the primary goals of implementing a basic income system?
- Alleviating poverty and addressing inequality (correct)
- Promoting unemployment
- Increasing poverty levels
- Encouraging income inequality
What historical figure mentioned the idea of providing Universal Basic Income in the 16th century?
What historical figure mentioned the idea of providing Universal Basic Income in the 16th century?
- Karl Marx
- Thomas Jefferson
- Adam Smith
- Thomas More (correct)
What is a concern raised by critics of Universal Basic Income?
What is a concern raised by critics of Universal Basic Income?
What positive impact did Brazil's conditional payments to poor families show by 2013?
What positive impact did Brazil's conditional payments to poor families show by 2013?
What is one potential advantage of Universal Basic Income according to proponents?
What is one potential advantage of Universal Basic Income according to proponents?
Which of the following countries implemented a program resembling unconditional basic income?
Which of the following countries implemented a program resembling unconditional basic income?
What was the primary goal of Brazil's conditional payments to poor families?
What was the primary goal of Brazil's conditional payments to poor families?
What was the impact of Brazil's conditional payments program by 2013?
What was the impact of Brazil's conditional payments program by 2013?
Which of the following is NOT a potential advantage of Universal Basic Income (UBI) according to its proponents?
Which of the following is NOT a potential advantage of Universal Basic Income (UBI) according to its proponents?
Which century did the idea of providing Universal Basic Income first appear?
Which century did the idea of providing Universal Basic Income first appear?
What is one of the primary concerns raised by critics of Universal Basic Income?
What is one of the primary concerns raised by critics of Universal Basic Income?
What is the core principle of Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
What is the core principle of Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
What is one of the primary goals of implementing a basic income system?
What is one of the primary goals of implementing a basic income system?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential advantage of Universal Basic Income by its proponents?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential advantage of Universal Basic Income by its proponents?
Which country conducted a pilot program or experiment to assess the feasibility and impact of Universal Basic Income?
Which country conducted a pilot program or experiment to assess the feasibility and impact of Universal Basic Income?
