Re:Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters
by nickik on Sunday June 05, 2016 @10:39AM
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Maybe it is the richest country because of direct democracy ...
Re:Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters
by saiya-jin on Sunday June 05, 2016 @05:16PM
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it's a mixed bag. I know in my home country (Slovakia), if they had same vote as Swiss few years back, people would vote for some ridiculous bad stuff. One example out of many - extending minimum paid vacation per year from 4 weeks to 6. Swiss population said NO, because of the financial consequences to employers. Now tell me, how many countries out there would end up with same result given this option?
Quality attracts and breeds more quality. Somehow, they manage to pull it off for last 800 years, in one way or the other.
Switzerland is one the most highly educated and richest country on earth. Do you think the results of direct democracy would be equally responsible in Egypt, Syria or Bolivia? (I'm half-Syrian).