Higher Perspective, “Switzerland To Pay Basic Income 2,500 Francs Per Month To Every Adult”

by Karl Widerquist | Mar 17, 2014 | Research

Higher Perspective, “Switzerland To Pay Basic Income 2,500 Francs Per Month To Every Adult,” Higher Perspective. March 2014.

Jacqueline Büchi, Disputes in Switzerland 2014

by Michael Millar | Feb 2, 2014 | Research

Jacqueline Büchi, “Darüber streitet die Schweiz 2014 [Disputes in Switzerland 2014]”, 20min.ch, January 3 2014.
LANGUAGE: German

Danny Vinik, “Here's Why Switzerland Won't Have A Basic Income Anytime Soon”

by Karl Widerquist | Jan 27, 2014 | Research

Danny Vinik, “Here’s Why Switzerland Won’t Have A Basic Income Anytime Soon,” Business Insider, Dec. 31, 2013.

Stephan Faris, "The Swiss Join the Fight Against Inequality"

by Craig Axford | Jan 22, 2014 | Research

[Craig Axford]

SUMMARY: The Swiss have a long history of referendums that lead to change not only at home, but abroad as well.  Recently they passed a referendum giving shareholders greater say over executive compensation, and though a proposal to cap executive salaries to 12 times that of the lowest paid worker recently failed, it is an idea that has made its way into at least one European party’s platform.  According to this article, with a vote set for later this year on a basic income guarantee, the Swiss may be having an impact again.

Stephan Faris, “The Swiss Join the Fight Against Inequality”, Bloomberg Businessweek, January 16, 2014

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