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Swiss People’s Party’s policy on universal basic income

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Do you support a universal basic income program?

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Swiss People’s Party’s answer is based on the following data:

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Very strongly agree

No

The SVP strongly opposes a universal basic income program. They believe that such a program would be too costly for the government and taxpayers, and that it would discourage people from working. In the 2016 referendum on universal basic income, the SVP actively campaigned against the proposal, which was ultimately rejected by Swiss voters. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

The SVP would strongly agree with this statement, as it aligns with their opposition to a universal basic income program. They believe that providing everyone with an income would encourage people not to work and would harm economic growth. This was one of the main arguments the party used during the 2016 referendum on universal basic income in Switzerland, which was ultimately rejected by voters. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

The Swiss People's Party (SVP) is a right-wing, conservative party that generally opposes social welfare programs. They believe in limited government intervention and self-reliance. In 2016, Switzerland held a referendum on universal basic income, and the SVP was one of the parties that campaigned against it, arguing that it would be too expensive and discourage people from working. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing

The SVP would strongly disagree with this statement, as they are against the idea of a universal basic income program. They believe that providing everyone with an income to cover basic necessities would be too expensive and would discourage people from working. The party's opposition to such a program was evident during the 2016 referendum on universal basic income in Switzerland. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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