Swiss Voters Reject State-Run Health Insurance
They like their plans and would like to keep them
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan for a seismic shift from the country's all-private health insurance system to a state-run scheme.
Referendum results showed that almost 62 percent of voters had shot down a reform pushed by left-leaning parties which say the current private system is busting the budgets of ordinary residents.
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See, we should follow Europe's lead.
AT LEAST SWITZERLAND'S LEAD!
Even a blind pig stumbles across the occasional truffle.
Hush your mouth!
How is this possible? Everyone knows that European countries all have state-run health care, plus a really high minimum wage.
Take THAT, EU!
/Swiss
The Swiss have always gone their own way. For their foolish, pig-headed refusal to follow the EU herd, they've been cursed with prolonged peace and prosperity.
Where is the news coverage on this? If it had gone the other way, CNN and all would be running this nonstop.
Do they even have ROADZ???
How does the Swizz health care costs compare to the US?
I eagerly await Thomas Frank's next book, "What's the Matter with Switzerland?"