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Re:Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters by delroth on Sunday June 05, 2016 @10:55AM (#11841253)
One notable thing here is that even if the proportions are the same, in the end the absolute amount of money you are putting in your savings every month is higher. Or, in other words, if you're going in vacation in a less expensive country, your purchasing power is doubled.

96,500CHF is also a fairly conservative estimate. If you work at e.g. Google, you can reasonably expect twice that amount after 2-3 years working there (factoring in bonuses and stock). The tax rate is also lower compared to Germany, especially when you reach larger sums of money.

Re:Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters by alexggordon on Sunday June 05, 2016 @11:02AM (#11841309)
My only comment is that the proportions aren't actually the same :).

In Zurich you're netting three times what a German software engineer makes, but everything is only twice as expensive.

Re:Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters by kitsune_ on Sunday June 05, 2016 @11:14AM (#11841380)
The vast majority of software developers in Switzerland will never, ever make 190'000 CHF a year.