Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult

[ScienceRocks]

Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult


Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult | Reuters

(Reuters) - Switzerland will hold a vote on whether to introduce a basic income for all adults, in a further sign of growing public activism over pay inequality since the financial crisis.

A grassroots committee is calling for all adults in Switzerland to receive an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs (1,741.51 pounds) per month from the state, with the aim of providing a financial safety net for the population.

Organisers submitted more than the 100,000 signatures needed to call a referendum on Friday and tipped a truckload of 8 million five-rappen coins outside the parliament building in Berne, one for each person living in Switzerland.

Under Swiss law, citizens can organise popular initiatives that allow the channelling of public anger into direct political action. The country usually holds several referenda a year.

In March, Swiss voters backed some of the world's strictest controls on executive pay, forcing public companies to give shareholders a binding vote on compensation.

How do you think about this and how long do you think it would last? I bolding something that would make sense for America too

 

[freedombecki]

Every country has the option to go communist, and it's initially popular with the masses until food becomes scarce.

 

[daveman]

Where do these idiots think the money will come from?

 

[Vox]

Swiss can do as they please - after all they are a very small and socially uniform country.

 

[Katzndogz]

It's like Pinocchio's Paradise Island. Get anything you want until you turn into an ass and get sold into slavery

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Where do these idiots think the money will come from?

It will just come. You need to quit using logic and think alice in wonderland.

 

[daveman]

Where do these idiots think the money will come from?

It will just come. You need to quit using logic and think alice in wonderland.

Ahhh. 'Shrooms. No wonder.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult


Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult | Reuters

(Reuters) - Switzerland will hold a vote on whether to introduce a basic income for all adults, in a further sign of growing public activism over pay inequality since the financial crisis.

A grassroots committee is calling for all adults in Switzerland to receive an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs (1,741.51 pounds) per month from the state, with the aim of providing a financial safety net for the population.

Organisers submitted more than the 100,000 signatures needed to call a referendum on Friday and tipped a truckload of 8 million five-rappen coins outside the parliament building in Berne, one for each person living in Switzerland.

Under Swiss law, citizens can organise popular initiatives that allow the channelling of public anger into direct political action. The country usually holds several referenda a year.

In March, Swiss voters backed some of the world's strictest controls on executive pay, forcing public companies to give shareholders a binding vote on compensation.

How do you think about this and how long do you think it would last? I bolding something that would make sense for America too

It's going to do as well as the millions of Chinese and the Cubans under communist rule. People will stop producing and they will wonder why that happened and everyone is poor. Shit, make it at least 10k and party on for your last month of prosperity.

 

[Avorysuds]

Every country has the option to go communist, and it's initially popular with the masses until food becomes scarce.

Matt is only semi communist. But he considers himself a "moderate" lol. Matt will give you a great list as to how he feels he should be allowed to spend other peoples money.

 

[Avorysuds]

Where do these idiots think the money will come from?

The major question is, doing the living wage rout, will inflation skyrocket, making this new min wage meaningless.

I guess we might see. However I get the feeling the Government wants to last more than a year.

 

[Political Junky]

Good for Switzerland. They're dealing with income disparity.

 

[Chris]

The Swiss are so far ahead of us.

They treat drugs as a public health problem. They don't spend $50,000 a year to house a drug prisoner. They legalized prostitution as well and regulate it heavily. Now they have taken on wealth inequity, our biggest problem. Consumer demand is 70% of our economy. Too much money in too few hands starves an economy to death.

 

[Erand7899]

The Swiss are so far ahead of us.

They treat drugs as a public health problem. They don't spend $50,000 a year to house a drug prisoner. They legalized prostitution as well and regulate it heavily. Now they have taken on wealth inequity, our biggest problem. Consumer demand is 70% of our economy. Too much money in too few hands starves an economy to death.

Yes, the Swiss are far ahead of us. They will reach third world status many years before we do, but you liberal/socialists are working hard to catch up. Some day, when some of you learn why $50 a month was a good living a hundred or so years ago, while today it won't get you a good hotel room, then you will perhaps understand that money is only as good as what it will buy.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The Swiss are so far ahead of us.

They treat drugs as a public health problem. They don't spend $50,000 a year to house a drug prisoner. They legalized prostitution as well and regulate it heavily. Now they have taken on wealth inequity, our biggest problem. Consumer demand is 70% of our economy. Too much money in too few hands starves an economy to death.

Move to Switzerland, pussy.

 

[Politico]

What anyone here thinks is irrelevant.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Maybe there is something we can learn from the actions of others.

 

[Sallow]

The Swiss are so far ahead of us.

They treat drugs as a public health problem. They don't spend $50,000 a year to house a drug prisoner. They legalized prostitution as well and regulate it heavily. Now they have taken on wealth inequity, our biggest problem. Consumer demand is 70% of our economy. Too much money in too few hands starves an economy to death.

Yes, the Swiss are far ahead of us. They will reach third world status many years before we do, but you liberal/socialists are working hard to catch up. Some day, when some of you learn why $50 a month was a good living a hundred or so years ago, while today it won't get you a good hotel room, then you will perhaps understand that money is only as good as what it will buy.

Yes because they've had wild swings in their economy and a good number of Swiss live in abject poverty..

Oh wait..that's us.

 

[Old Rocks]

Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult


Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult | Reuters

(Reuters) - Switzerland will hold a vote on whether to introduce a basic income for all adults, in a further sign of growing public activism over pay inequality since the financial crisis.

A grassroots committee is calling for all adults in Switzerland to receive an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs (1,741.51 pounds) per month from the state, with the aim of providing a financial safety net for the population.

Organisers submitted more than the 100,000 signatures needed to call a referendum on Friday and tipped a truckload of 8 million five-rappen coins outside the parliament building in Berne, one for each person living in Switzerland.

Under Swiss law, citizens can organise popular initiatives that allow the channelling of public anger into direct political action. The country usually holds several referenda a year.

In March, Swiss voters backed some of the world's strictest controls on executive pay, forcing public companies to give shareholders a binding vote on compensation.

How do you think about this and how long do you think it would last? I bolding something that would make sense for America too

Don't know if the gaurnteed money is a good idea, but the shareholders having the purse strings for CEO pay is an excellent one, and much needed.

 

[Mac1958]

Where do these idiots think the money will come from?

Someone else.

Those mean greedy guys over there, who don't deserve what they have.

.

 

[editec]

Swiss can do as they please - after all they are a very small and socially uniform country.

Socially uniform?



They speak four different languages, VOX.