Within months, the Swiss have voted twice on the remuneration of senior positions. Some
have promptly announced the end of paradise which always appears as the Promised Land of
the Silver, in a Europe that claims attack large fortunes. But is not it going a little
fast? ---- Switzerland has always cultivated a certain discretion with regard to the great
fortunes that are better received openly at worst discreetly provided by the armada of
private banks who officiate throughout the country. The huge sums that pass through the
country serve the interests of a financial sector listened and pampered by the entire
political class. ---- Questioning shy ---- Also, when the inhabitants and residents were
brought es to decide on the fortunes of others through two referenda [ 1 ], the economic
forces were headwind against what they call "interference moved."
There first had the Minder initiative spring 2013 which proposed to entrust the
shareholders control the remuneration of participants boards, which provided a more strict
regulation of premiums offered welcome and farewell bosses and senior executives
navigating from one company to another. The campaign was marked by an outburst of violence
on the part of economic classes against those timid reservations on daily excesses caused
by capitalism. Although aided by the scandal caused by the boss of Novartis (3rd largest
pharmaceutical group) refusing to give a bonus of 41 million it had itself granted the
initiative was accepted by a large majority of voting and voting ( 68%).
A few months later, the young socialists also try their luck by offering "initiative 1:12"
which proposes to limit to 12 the ratio between the lowest wages and the highest salary
within the same company. Few defended by the Socialist Party, and better negotiated by
employers who put forward a myriad of "honest entrepreneurs and small and small
entrepreneurs" little known to the public (and therefore trustworthy) es fiercely opposed
the project, the initiative was curtly dismissed this time (65% against).
Morality is not enough
Despite appearances, these two results are not contradictory. Unlike the Minder initiative
which gave great weight to private shareholders, "the initiative 1:12" admitted to public
tax authorities the task of organizing the controls. It should also be noted that the
arguments involved only a moral judgment without questioning the production and
distribution of wealth. In a country that still works with the essence of growth and low
unemployment (even on unequal bases), the prospect of private gain is too high to estimate
that remuneration may be considered indecent. The wind of change is not ready to soar safes.
Nico (Ami AL)
[ 1 ] Vote organized by the administration after collecting a sufficient number of
signatures from people having access to voting. All questions are possible except to go
into direct conflict with the constitution.
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