http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36454060
>Switzerland is voting on whether to introduce a guaranteed basic income for every citizen, becoming the first country to hold such a vote.
>The proposal calls for adults to be paid an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,755; $2,555) a month, whether they work or not.
Thoughts on this?
who cares. it'll fail.
>>76149165
I'm sold, give me my free money please
>>76149165
I'm on disability for 733.33 a month...but thank God I don't live in a socialist hell-hole.
>>76149205
And if it passes all products and services go up in price
See how in the OP pic "Money to live" is waaaaaaaaaay bigger as a motivation than any of the reasons on the right side of the pic? There is a reason for that.
>>76149165
ftfy
>>76149165
Welfare in America is essentially basic income at this point anyway. Not that I wouldn't change that if I could.
>>76149277
Chek'd - is that enough to scrape by where you are?
>>76149281
That was also my thought on it. Still, would be more convenient than waiting on EI
>>76149165
where will they obtain this money from?
>>76149165
>>76149165
>removing incentive to work
What could go wrong?
>>76149165
Why don't you go ahead and define "live" for me you fucking leaf.
>>76149165
Who will make Swiss chocolate? Swiss watches? Ricola?
>>76149165
it's a good fucking idea, especially if the country can afford it. shit, even $500 per month extra could be a godsend for people
>>76149439
Close Ausbro but I'd throw hedonism in the void
>>76149165
>people stop working, collect gibs instead
>nobody working means no tax dollars to pay gibs with.
>gibs program broke before Social Security is
>gibs program ends
>millions of people scramble to rejoin the workforce simultaneously
>except now theres dozens or potentially hundreds of applicants per position
>"Sure goy, you can come work for me.. but itll be for a bare fraction of what you lived on before. Take it or I'll find someone that will."
>"We also dont do overtime pay and offer no benefits package of any kind. Gotta cut costs where ever we can. You understand, dont you goy?"
>"And remember goy, you need money to survive and you need this job more than it needs you. You can be easily replaced by someone that will do whatever you arent willing to do."
Aren't these three same arguments used after the Internet started trading off? That suddenly with access to do much information everyone would become better, more intelligent people. All I see are memes.
>>76149564
Taxation of course. They'll tax people to give them money
About USD$248B a year. They spend about USD$214B a year already on social welfare.
rip Switzerland
