Former Minister of Finance of Greece in favor of introducing unconditional income in Switzerland

In an interview with the Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger, the former Minister of Finance of Greece, Janis Varoufakis, actively supported the idea of ​​introducing unconditional income for citizens.

First of all, he explained his adherence to this idea by the fact that technical progress leads to the disappearance of jobs and to shredding of the middle class. At the same time, robots working in factories do not shop in stores. As a result, more and more funds accumulate at the highest classes of society, which leads to stagnation of the economy.
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Varufakis emphasizes that unconditional income does not mean a total failure from work. According to surveys of Swiss people, no more than 2% of people will stop working if unconditional income is introduced. He recalled that in Switzerland there are already a lot of non-working people: they are rich. He cited the example of children of wealthy parents who work not for making money, but for self-realization. They organize funds, work on their own projects or spend money on training.

He believes that, despite the high standard of living (Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world), the quality of life of citizens is falling. The more highly paid work, the more a person is afraid of losing it. Therefore, from his point of view, the introduction of unconditional income is an investment in the future of the country.

Varufakis calls DB equal opportunities for all - it is something like a hybrid of capitalism with socialism. The database will give every person the opportunity to give up something that does not suit him - he will not be afraid of the financial consequences of his refusal. As a result, the database can be called one of the main building blocks for building a social economy of the future.

One of the problems in case of entering the database is the fear that residents of other countries will have an overwhelming desire to emigrate to Switzerland. Varufakis agreed that this could indeed be a problem, and expressed confidence that the program would have some restrictions on database payments.

The Swiss federal government plans to submit to the referendum the question of unconditional income for its citizens. The referendum will be held in June, and the question concerns all citizens without exception. For each adult, it is proposed to pay $ 2500, and for a cub - $ 625.