Comment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 27th of November, 2013 by CL

‘That is why I have argued strongly for a Living Wage and for legislation to guarantee collective bargaining.’-Joan Burton. The legal right to collective bargaining was won in the U.S. 70 years ago. Such legislation is surely overdue in Ireland.
Elsewhere Joan Burton has made clear that her support for a Living Wage is merely ‘aspirational’. She is a member of a government which has created a Wal-mart economy in Ireland-with employed people needing welfare in addition to their low wages in order to survive.
The Swiss have taken practical steps to make a Living Wage a reality.
‘a plan to give everyone a minimum basic income of 2,500 francs ($2,800) a month. To get this money, all you would have to do is be an adult citizen — and you could get this money even if you had a job. A vote on this idea is likely to be held in early 2016′
http://www.businessinsider.com/swiss-economic-inequality-reform-2013-11