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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by sambe on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @05:53AM (#11619173)
This doesn't seem like enough for Switzerland - what do you think? Based on my experience this would be on the very low side. The previous vote on minimum wage was quoted as working out at around 4000CHF/month. Granted, most basic income proposals are on the low side - this just seems even lower than normal.
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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by VeejayRampay on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @05:59AM (#11619189)
It seems low. I think this is what cashiers at Lidl or Leader Price actually make in Switzerland. Or rather, it's the urban legend in France that this how much a cashier in Lidl/Leader Price makes in Switzerland.

Though this might be part of the whole "Everything is better in Switzerland" psyche prevalent in France (streets are paved in sheets of gold, etc).

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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by Kenji on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @10:45AM (#11621119)
4000 Francs is a de-facto minimum wage in Switzerland. Even the most basic jobs will earn you that much, usually. It's rare that you earn significantly less than that.
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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by AlgorithmicTime on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @07:01AM (#11619487)
The gold doesn't corrode or pothole - it's a better investment over the long term.
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