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Left2Tackle (22 posts) Swiss to vote on $2,800 monthly income for all adultsSwitzerland 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 — about $2,800 — per month from the state, with the aim of providing a financial safety net for the population.http://news.msn.com/world/swiss-to-vote-on-dollar2800-monthly-income-for-all-adults?stay=1 Good for them. It'll be interesting to see how this vote goes.
liberal_at_heart (5,970 posts) 1. Someone gets it! Too bad it isn't us.
Avalux (29,512 posts) 2. Wow. The Swiss are doing it right. n/t
steve2470 (16,869 posts) 3. Good for the SwissMaybe one day we can follow their example. Less misery for the poor = better life for everyone.
castles in the air (5 posts) 19. OMG, can you imagine if we had that here?Is Switzerland still homogeneous or do they have immigrants like other European nations? I hear that they are blamed for these lessening in benefits in recent years.
liberal_at_heart (5,970 posts) 30. could you imagine the careers you would be free to pursue if you have a guaranteed income?I could be a zoologist and not have to worry if my paycheck would be enough to support my family. People could pursue their passion and follow careers they felt would make a difference in this world instead of which ones pay the rent.
Does anyone discuss just where exactly does this 33,600.00/yr windfall come from?
I waded over and as usual about 15% of them "get it" as far as what a joke it is and the other 85% are like our current DUmbass visitor Laelth,so incredibly idiotic that it makes ones head spin.
Sounds like a good idea to me. We could use a guaranteed minimum income here in the United States.Flame-retardant suit on. -Laelth
You rock, Carl. btw, you haven't given me enough bitch-slaps. I'm expecting one an hour from you. Come on, don't let me down. -Laelth
The rich. Where else?
...and when the rich get tired of working for nothing.....then what?
liberal_at_heart (5,970 posts) 30. could you imagine the careers you would be free to pursue if you have a guaranteed income?1. Dope smoker extraordinary.2. Cloud formation interpreter.3. Tea leaf reader.4. Navel gazer.5. Multiple pud puller.6. Extreme freeloader.
7. Professional Hand Photographer8. Full time sender of white light
So, can a DUmmy just waltz on over to Switzerland, hop the border and be granted amnesty, be given a driver's license and get all these bennies and a free education? What is stopping the Dummies from racing over there by the boatful?
If my math is correct, that would work out to about $16/hour based on a 40 hour work week. Imagine how many people would decide that work was unnecessary if they received that for sitting around breathing.
The Swiss Army
Why? Should we just "give" everyone a guaranteed $50k a year? Do you even realize how that would affect the prices of the essentials, food/gas/etc.?
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.A separate proposal to limit monthly executive pay to no more than what the company's lowest-paid staff earn in a year, the so-called 1:12 initiative, faces a popular vote on Nov. 24.