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\"What<\/a>Swiss people have a reputation for being at the vanguard when it comes to discussing and implementing progressive social ideas. Last Sunday,\u00a0the whole world was watching as they went to the polls on the question of unconditional basic income.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the members of the transnational network Unconditional Basic Income Europe (UBIE) who followed this referendum, this\u00a0vote marks the beginning of a new era. It has already sparked countless debates around Europe and the globe on the idea of unconditional basic income.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is reassuring to see that so many Swiss voters have supported a new vision of society today. Basic income is a framework to rethink our concept of our fellow human beings, our understanding of work – both paid and unpaid, and our ideas concerning individual freedom and responsibility,\u201d commented Barb Jacobson<\/strong>, President of UBIE and Coordinator of Basic Income UK. \u201cSo today is a good day to thank the initiators, and their hugely imaginative and exciting campaign,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasic income supporters across Europe felt a huge boost through the Swiss referendum, finally the idea has made a breakthrough into mainstream media and public debates in many countries thanks to popular support,\u201d said Nicole Teke<\/strong>, Board Member\u00a0of UBIE and International Coordinator of the French Basic Income Movement MFRB. \u201cThis is now officially a discussion on the highest level of political decision making, whether in France, Finland, the Netherlands or elsewhere. As the European network that collected nearly 300.000 signatures for the European Citizens\u2019 Initiative on Basic Income in 2013, we will continue to promote this debate in all countries as well as on EU level,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

Although only 23%\u00a0of the electorate voted \u2018yes\u2019 this time, even those who didn\u2019t support this particular proposal think basic income will not be going away. According to the last survey before the vote, two-thirds of all voters believe that the discussion on basic income has just begun, and even 62% of ‘no’ voters expect another referendum on basic income within the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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