Switzerland will vote on having a national wage of £1,700 a month
We have direct democracy here in Switzerland. Anybody can propose a federal law: just collect 20,000 signatures for it (100,000 for some radical changes). Iron a few wrinkles, and it can be put to vote in one of the next federal referendums (we have one about every two months).<p>So far, there were about 2 or 3 unconditional income law proposals in the last 10 years, and they were all voted &quot;no&quot;. Thankfully. Because &quot;unconditional income&quot; will not magically appear from nowhere, it will be provided from my salary. And my company&#x27;s income (at this point, I have to pay around 18,000 francs per year even if my company doesn&#x27;t do anything to finance all social programs already there — so much for &quot;unconditional income&quot;). And I have to pay another 6,000 francs per year for obligatory medical insurance in Switzerland. And I won&#x27;t be able to receive this &quot;income&quot; anyway, as I am not a Swiss citizen — I just live here and have a company here, and I have to pay _a lot_ for this.<p>Money don&#x27;t grow on trees. It always have to be sourced from somewhere. And not from some nameless &quot;rich corporation&quot; — it will be sourced from my already struggling business. And from yours. And from your salary.