Switzerland to vote on $2,800 monthly ‘basic income’ for adults

yahoo.com ^ | October 5, 2013 | Eric Pfeiffer

[grundle]

More than 100,000 residents in Switzerland have signed a petition demanding that the government ensure a minimum monthly income of nearly $2,800 (2,500 Swiss francs) for all adults in the country.

The 120,000 signatures are enough to formally call a vote in the government over whether or not to approve the “CHF 2,500 monthly for everyone" (Grundeinkommen)” funding proposal.

Funding for the proposed measure would come out of the Swiss social insurance system, which already guarantees universal health care coverage for its citizens, along with other benefits designed to uphold the country’s social safety net.

[grundle]

If this gets passed, I think most people who currently have jobs will quit them.

[Paladin2]

Can I move there?

Funded ski bumming would be great!

[Flycatcher]

Idiots

They should have held out for $25,000 a month.

[Chode]

if you pay them, they will come...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Nice piece...

[KarlInOhio]

Funding for the proposed measure would come out of the Swiss social insurance system,

I propose to fund it with a $2,800 per month flat tax.

[dfwgator]

Note that Switzerland is also very strict as to gets to live in the country.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Why not $280,000,000 per month?

[ansel12]

Who knows what America would be like today if JFK had not been elected, leading to Vietnam and the 1965 immigration act and unionizing federal employees and permanently emptying the mental hospitals to create the homeless.

[freekitty]

Ain’t being equal fun? sarc/

[DIRTYSECRET]

If they ALL work 40hrs/week (trust but verify) it may be doable. At least they will be too busy to deflower young women.

[Thommas]

So just how many Swiss are below the poverty line? Isn’t the crime rate in Switzerland practically non existent? And how many Amish are within their borders?

[Secret Agent Man]

look for prices on basic goods and services to rise at least $2800 a month.

[Secret Agent Man]

yes indeedy, why not? let’s not be stingy. why hold back? who cares about budgets? we’re talking about a human right here.

who are these people to limit a human right to $2800 a month?

[Secret Agent Man]

they’ve got a muslim problem there. they are alos turning against their own christian heritage now as well, like obama is against OUR heritage - NOT HIS OWN MUSLIM HERITAGE - here.

[Revolting cat!]

Switzerland can afford it. Switzerland can afford a lot. Everybody in the world wants to give Switzerland some of his money.

[Revolting cat!]

Those Swiss maids deserve at least that much!

[BigCinBigD]

I would take 18 Hundred a month and all the cheese I could eat!

[Revolting cat!]

And they have nice ocean views there and beaches.!

[mosesdapoet]

In he 1950’s when I first visited there our 25 cent piece (quarter) and their Frank, both silver coins of the same size, were worth the same. Today 2500 SF worth $2800 ?
Should have held on to those SFs.....