Source (in German):
Enno Schmidt & Daniel Straub, "Volksinitiative zum Grundeinkommen formell zustande gekommen," grundeinkommen.ch, November 8, 2013: http://www.grundeinkommen.ch/volksinitiative-zum-grundeinkommen-formell-zustande-gekommen/
Switzerland will hold national referendum to vote on basic income. On October 4, 2013 activists delivered more than the necessary 100,000 to call for the vote. The organizing committee for the initiative has been collecting signatures for months in preparation for this event. The proposal is for a substantial basic income of 2,500 francs ($2,756US) per month for every adult legal resident of Switzerland.
Along with the signatures, supporters held a large demonstration outside the Federal Palace in Bern. At the demonstration they dropped a dump truck load of 8 million five-rappen coins, one for each person living in Switzerland. Assuming the signatures are valid, the government is now obliged to schedule a vote in the near future.
For more on the initiative see:
Alice Baghdjian (author) Denis Balibouse (reporter), and Gareth Jones (editor), "Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult," Reuters, October 4, 2013: www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/04/us-swiss-pay-idUSBRE9930O620131004. Reposted by MSN: http://news.msn.com/world/swiss-to-vote-on-dollar2800-monthly-income-for-all-adults?stay=1
VIDEO: "Cash Bern: Swiss may grant unconditional income for all" Ruplty TV, YouTude: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqKkERp-ias
VIDEO: "Switzerland: Parliament forced to debate basic income for nationals"
Ruptly TV, Oct 3, 2013: Enno Schmidt, founder of Generation Basic Income Initiative, talks through the aims of the unconditional basic income initiative: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFCMNNny6EQ (Preview)
Max Rivlin-Nadler, "Swiss to Vote on Guaranteed $2800 Monthly Income for All Adults," Gawker, October 5, 2013: http://gawker.com/swiss-to-vote-on-guaranteed-28-000-monthly-income-for-1441514881
Common Dreams staff, "Swiss Showing the World How to Take on Pay Inequality" Common Dreams, Saturday, October 5, 2013: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/05
Ivan Botoucharov, "The Abolition of Poverty in Switzerland: A Template for Europe?" One-Europe, 04 Oct 2013: http://one-europe.info/the-abolition-of-poverty-in-switzerland-a-template-for-europe
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