Despite Coronavirus Panic, Majority of Koreans Oppose Universal Basic Income
I would say that this is what unemployment insurance is for instead of implementing a universal basic income:
Nearly 60 percent of Koreans say they oppose introducing a universal basic income in response to the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Korea Times
According to a survey conducted on Friday by Embrain Public, a local pollster, 57.6 percent of those questioned said they were against giving every citizen 1 million won ($830), while 39.8 percent said they were in favor. The rest (2.6 percent) did not respond.
Among supporters of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, 57.7 percent were in favor of the idea, whereas 81.5 percent of the main opposition United Future Party were against it.
The findings come as politicians across the country discuss the need for support for people whose businesses have been hit hard by COVID-19.
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