According to BBC, some 78% of voters opposed the plan, a GFS projection for Swiss TV suggested. AFP adds that most Swiss vote in advance by post, so a large majority of ballots had already been counted, and gfs.bern put the margin of error at just plus/minus three percent.
Supporters said since work was increasingly automated, fewer jobs were available for workers. Switzerland is the first country to hold such a vote. No figure for the basic income had been set, but those behind the proposal suggested a monthly income of 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,755; $2,555) for adults and SFr625 for each child, reflecting the high cost of living in Switzerland. It is not clear how it would affect people on higher salaries.
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No laws are passed in Switzerland unless they are approved by the people in quarterly votes. Unfortunately, We the People do not have the ability to rein in our “leaders” as they continue to buy votes to extend their reign.
David DeGerolamo
We have the ability, the tools and the moral authority. We just lack the one thing that cannot be given, the will.