Swiss government proposes paying everyone £1,700 a month whether they work or not...

[The_Jackal]

Of course everyone is going to say they would keep working when I highly doubt that.

 

[Young_Chitlin]

I can see that argument.. Ran numbers (google calculator) and it is like an extra $20,000/yr in income. Savings/invest or if you have a small debt, that can motivate someone to continue working. I made a thread where they were going to do something similar in Croatia.

 

[kingblaze84]

Sweden isn't 19 trillion in debt, so I guess they have a shot at this working....

 

[janklow]

Sweden isn't 19 trillion in debt, so I guess they have a shot at this working....

...Sweden?

 

[kingblaze84]

Sweden isn't 19 trillion in debt, so I guess they have a shot at this working....

...Sweden?

My bad, I get the Swiss and Swedish mixed up sometimes

 

[Young_Chitlin]

@traestar

 

[janklow]

My bad, I get the Swiss and Swedish mixed up sometimes

figured, just had to be flip about it

 

[traestar]

@Young_Chitlin definitely include the original news link in the post:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-bid-end-poverty-insists-people-want-job.html

But I'll check it out, I kinda look for the catch for things like that. But not bad.

 

[Scroter]

dc is going to try

 

[CracceR]

Sweden isn't 19 trillion in debt, so I guess they have a shot at this working....

 

[kingblaze84]

Sweden isn't 19 trillion in debt, so I guess they have a shot at this working....

That map will be useful for the future, thank you lol