Monday, June 6, 2016
Swiss Voters Reject Guaranteed $2,500 Monthly Income, 77% To 23%
Following up on Saturday's post, The Politics Of A Universal Basic Income: WSJ For, NY Times Against: on Sunday, Switzerland voters defeated a national referendum calling for a guaranteed $2,500 monthly income by a 77% to 23% vote:
- Bloomberg View, Swiss Rejection Won't Doom Universal Basic Income
- Forbes, Sadly, Switzerland Turned Down The Universal Basic Income Idea
- New York Times, Guaranteed Income for All? Switzerland’s Voters Say No Thanks
- Ricochet, The Swiss Voted Down a Universal Basic Income Plan. Now What for the Hot Policy Idea of 2016?
- Wall Street Journal, Switzerland Votes to Reject Basic Income Initiative
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2016/06/swiss-voters-reject-guaranteed-2500-monthly-income-77-23.html