Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly reject guaranteed income plan

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Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal that would have guaranteed a basic income for all residents, with nearly 77 percent opposed to the measure.

Only 23 percent of voters supported the proposal, which called for giving adults, whether or not they work, a suggested 2,500 Swiss francs ($2,560) a month, as well as 625 Swiss francs ($640) per child. Switzerland was the first country to hold such a vote.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.