minimum income for all, paid by the state: the Swiss will decide – BFMTV.COM

In many countries-including France – the idea of ​​a basic income gained ground. Finland has already chosen to experiment from 2017. And this Sunday, June 5, Swiss citizens will be called to the polls to decide.

popular initiative has indeed been launched by a non-partisan group, for instituting an unconditional basic income (RBI). This income must allow “the entire population to lead a dignified life and to participate in public life.”

The amount of this income was not set formally, helvètes the voters will only approve or reject the principle of income paid to each citizen, from his birth to his death. Polls point to a victory for the “no.” Suggesting that the arguments of defenders of the RBI did not totally convinced. Here they are, and those opponents

Those in …

& gt. … Believe that the introduction of a basic income, a sufficiently high level, will allow everyone to lead a dignified life and to fight against extreme poverty

& gt. … RBI underline that redistributes more egalitarian way national income

& gt; … Think that for all income adds value to the work of women who stay at home to take care of household chores. The RBI will also give them more financial independence

& gt. … Believe that this will allow employees to negotiate their wages with more flexibility and to refuse too heavy work or poor working conditions

& gt; … Ensure that only a very small number of workers (2-5% depending on the study) will not want to work.

& gt; … Defend the idea that the RBI is sustainable financially able – especially through a tax on electronic transactions and the abandonment of certain taxes and social benefits.

The economist Marc Chesney has calculated that the introduction of a tax on electronic transactions of 0.4% would generate 400 billion Swiss francs in revenue. With this amount, the Swiss authorities could, according to him, almost abolish all other taxes and finance income for all

& gt;. … Think the RBI responds to the evolution of society, caused in particular by the growing presence of robots that generates high unemployment

Those against …

& gt. … Say the RBI is a “utopia” that can not work in practice. The economist Charles Wyplosz compared to the Soviet Union: “Everyone was poor, so complete equality”

& gt;. … The high costs of RBI. They think that universal aid would cost much more than the social benefits that replace and it would create new taxes to finance

& gt. … Fear falling wages

& gt. … Are concerned about a devaluation of work and criticize a model of society that no longer would work at the center.

& gt; … Anticipate that many people will stop working, which will result in tax losses but also a reduction of the wealth produced and impoverishment of the economy

& gt. … Believe that the RBI does not create new jobs and therefore, consequently, to fight effectively against unemployment

& gt. … Found that in a country like Switzerland, where unemployment is one of the lowest in the world (3.5%) and where the welfare system works without too much difficulty, it is somehow RBI preposterous.