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Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by Kbelicius on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:37AM (#35626512)
> The problem of using Switzerland as a yardstick is that barely any population anywhere can match up maturity and morality of them, maybe some nordics.

GP isn't talking about direct democracy but their governing cabinet which is basically how governing cabinets in the majority of Europe are formed.

Re:Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten s... by soco on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:50AM (#35626608)
The majority of European cabinets are formed by a parliamentarian coalition which usually reached a majority. The Swiss cabinet is formed by design from all the major parties, so there's no coalition needed between them - once you get enough votes you're in. It's just when the ministers are in function they cannot publicly dissent from the governing line or they fly out (it happens) - which is forcing them to negotiate behind the scenes the governing line, of course each according to their party mandate.