those rankings would have plummeted. right or wrong, top earners would have moved somewhere else or companies would have played illegal games. this was only the latest re referendum. in march a marge majority of swiss voted to end giant exit packages for ceos. another vote is in the works. the swiss are debating a proposal to give every citizen a minimum cash stipend of $2,800 a month for doing nothing at all. basically free money that arrives in your checking account every 30 days. all of these proposals in capitalist and business friendly switzerland no less reveal a larger global anxiety about inequality. no country is immune. not even switzerland which is more equal as a society than many european countries and of course much more equal than the united states. in fact, one reason why these votes are taking place is because swiss law enshrines