Public Opinion

insights

71% of Democratic voters and 56% of Independent voters support universal basic income, while only 34% of Republicans (a 7% percentage point increase from eight months prior). 69% of voters aged 18 - 49 support universal basic income, while only 34% of voters aged 65 and older are in favor. 55% of registered voters support universal basic income, while 45% are opposed. In 2016, the popularity of codetermination among the German people rose to an all time high. Only 5% of Swedish corporate directors reported codetermination had a negative impact on company activities. A report by the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives listed land value taxation as a key policy recommendation.

sources

Public Split on Basic Income for Workers Replaced by Robots What Do Americans Want From (Private) Government? The New Progressive Agenda Labor Participation in Corporate Policy-making Decisions: West Germany's Experience with Codetermination Satisfaction With Five Key Societal Issues in U.S. Plummets Open letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

authors

RJ Reinhart Soumyajit Mazumder Alan Yan Thomas Z. Lys Claudio Loderer G. Benelli Megan Brenan Lars Doucet

reports

Basic Income Codetermination Job Guarantee Land Value Tax