[P2P-F] who is for and who is against basic income

[Michel Bauwens]

Some people suggest that the basic income is a campaign by capital , that
it is a neoliberal proposal,

yet it would seem that the sociological reality is entirely contrary to
that claim,

here is research from the netherlands, which clearly correlates support for
the UBI to progressive forces, and opposition to it from the right:

"*National poll: 40 percent in favor; 15 percent don’t know; 45 percent
against basic income*

In a recent national poll, 40 percent of the Dutch population declared
themselves to be in favor of a basic income, with 45 percent against and 15
percent expressing uncertainty. The voters of the three left wing parties
are in favor, with their endorsement breaking down as follows: GreenLeft 60
percent, the Socialist Party 54 percent, and PvdA 53 percent.

The votes of Democrats 66 are divided, with 44 percent in favor and 45
percent against. The followers of the right wing parties, by contrast, are
quite clearly against basic income: 73 percent against in People’s Party
for Freedom and Democracy, and 61 percent against in CDA. It is interesting
to note that voters of the populist right wing Party for Freedom, headed by
Geert Wilders, are also divided, with 37 percent in favor, 46 percent
against and 17 percent uncertain. The Party for Freedom is the biggest
party in current polls."

(
http://basicincome.org/news/2016/08/basic-income-post-social-democratic-economic-pathway-21st-century/
)

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