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The vote doesn't make sense. If the Swiss people vote yes, the constitution will be updated with a law that the minimum wage per hour is 22 Swiss Francs. This i
by Kenji 12y ago
The vote doesn't make sense. If the Swiss people vote yes, the constitution will be updated with a law that the minimum wage per hour is 22 Swiss Francs. This is meaningless, considering that the constitution should be designed to hold for centuries. What are 22 Swiss francs in 100 years?
- tonfa 12y agoThe number is indexed on price and salary changes (similar to retirement benefits).
- jellicle 12y agoA constitution is a set of documents that defines how a country runs at its most basic level. Not only should it not be designed to "hold for centuries", it should be easily adaptable to meet the needs of current inhabitants of the country. The decisions of people who lived hundreds of years ago have no power to bind people who live today. If your country is not making changes to its constitution on a regular, ongoing basis (every few years at most), it is certain that the constitution is not meeting the needs of most of the public.
- Kenji 12y ago"A constitution is a set of documents that defines how a country runs at its most basic level." I don't consider exact values in a currency the most basic level. This law is way too specific to make it into the constitution. Especially since it disregards geographic differences in income which are quite large (consider Zurich vs a tiny village somewhere)