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Switzerland rejects world’s highest minimum wage

Good for them. I knew those hot Blonds over there couldn't be that stupid :)
 
DA60 said:
'A move to set the world’s highest minimum wage has been overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum of Swiss voters.
The call for an hourly minimum of 22 Swiss Francs (£14.66) was vetoed by 76 per cent of those who took part in the poll.'

Switzerland rejects world’s highest minimum wage - Telegraph
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And?

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hmm they cited the same reasons that people here cite when talking about absurd minimum wage pay.
funny isn't it.
 
ludin said:
yep and we elect officials that vote on it as well.
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So you're removed from direct action and instead depend on politicians to choose for you. That can work for some too.
 
I'm not sure if the same conditions apply, but a decade or so ago when I studied about Switzerland, they had a permanent 'underclass' of immigrants who lacked citizenship (Swiss citizenship is difficult for foreigners to obtain... unless you're rich...) and performed most of the lower-rung labor in the country.

So there are more underlying reasons perhaps than simply a rejection of high min-wage entirely... but rather a large helping of not wanting to overpay the immigrant labor pool. Assuming it would have even applied to them, I'm not sure about that.
 
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