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> raising the required paid holidays And thus reducing the part of the salary they get in monetary form.

> cuts in unemployment allowances And thus increasing the part of the salary they get in monetary form.

> increasing the VAT And thus making space for more government spending.

Those not as clear-cut propositions as you comment imply, and I'm now impressed by the amount of maturity the swiss population just displayed by making those calculations. I guess when you put some responsibility into the hand of The People, they stop acting like irresponsible children.



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