On: Switzerland will vote on having a national wage of £1,700 a month

[chkuendig]

It's half of what you'd get for flipping burger at McDonalds, working as a supermarket cashier etc.

2000.- isn't poverty level and more than wellfare would pay - but not much more.

[Cthulhu_ → chkuendig]

Flipping burgers can earn you $5000 a month? Sign me up, that's more than I make.

[occamrazor → Cthulhu_]

Not sure about flipping burgers, but all supermarket chains pay a minimum wage of 4000 CHF (4200-4400 USD) per month, with 4 weeks of paid holidays. Taxes on such a low income would be quite low (15% payroll and 10% income tax). Health insurance is around 200 CHF/month per person, with a 2500 CHF yearly deductible.

[tonfa → Cthulhu_]

Note that rent, food, etc is also scaled accordingly. (Not a bad deal in the end, especially considering the cashier/waiters/etc earn enough to live decently).

[ant6n → tonfa]

What if you work in Zurich or Basel, but live in France or Germany.

[tonfa → ant6n]

Some people do that. You can save more, I guess (but the housing market in fr and de is already going up due to that). (You can also live in CH and go shopping abroad if you're cost sensitive)