Maybe that's a problem in Switzerland, but I've never heard of country or society that says our problem is that we have to pay for retirement centers.
the problem arent the costs for a retirement centre, its a humanistic question...
Do people feel better around their family or alone in a retirement centre?
Yeah, but you are de-incentivizing people to work. Maybe Vince is right and the Swiss have a strong work-ethic culture, but that can sure surely change where you are providing people incentives not to work.
No one incents people not to work...
You offer people to follow their dreams.
...pursuit for happiness - maybe it sounds familier to you :wink:
WHY should the work ethic change? Your arguementation is based on the idea that you have to force people to work. - ever met a happy unemployed? To become happy most of the people need a task and thats something that wount change
Even if it changes the definition of "work", it doesn't change the definition of unemployed, hence "unemployment checks".
sure it does... Currently you are forced to do nothing, to get support (payments)
But in a new system, no one will force you
But again, the definition of words are unimportent
If you're paying people not to stay home and take care of the elderly, there is no tax system in the world that could prop up such a flawed economy.
currently we do exaktly that. We pay people to not to stay home and care for older people. The problem is, that many of these people are forced to do these jobs or dont feel conftable at their jobs - and the older people have to suffer, cause they dont get the treaty they would deserve
Thats something that would change, if only people who like to care for older people, would do so.
Look my original question was simply where is the govt getting the money to provide for such a system? You haven't answered that other than saying "tax income" (which will surely be significantly less over time" and the rich (which surely could not shoulder such a burden assuming they even chose to stay in the country).
who says that the ritch would leave? They dont do it today and i doubt that they would in the future...
Currently do less then 50% of all employees pay a income tax - with the new system 100% of all employees would pay a tax.
So, even if 50% of all people would stay unemployed, the tax income wouldnt change
Also are there other taxes then just income tax... You could finance it by VAT or company tax
Now i ask YOU: would you quit your job and stop working, if i offer you 3000 dollar/month?
There was a poll in germany with exaktly this question and over 80% answered NO
The second question was: do you expect that your neighbour would quit his job? The answer by 80% was YES