{"id":1571,"date":"2013-11-16T22:24:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T22:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2013-11-16T22:24:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T22:24:01","slug":"switzerlands-proposal-to-pay-people-for-being-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=1571","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland\u2019s Proposal to Pay People for Being Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/11\/17\/magazine\/switzerlands-proposal-to-pay-people-for-being-alive.html?_r=1&amp;','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/graphics8.nytimes.com\/images\/2013\/11\/17\/magazine\/17economy\/mag-17Economy-t_CA0-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/11\/17\/magazine\/switzerlands-proposal-to-pay-people-for-being-alive.html?_r=1&amp;\\'&gt;Switzerland\\'s Proposal to Pay People for Being Alive&lt;\/a&gt;This fall, a truck dumped eight million coins outside the Parliament building in Bern, one for every Swiss citizen. It was a publicity stunt for advocates of an audacious social policy that just might become reality in the tiny, rich country.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2013%2F11%2F17%2Fmagazine%2Fswitzerlands-proposal-to-pay-people-for-being-alive.html%3F_r%3D1%26\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Nytimes&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/graphics8.nytimes.com\/images\/2013\/11\/17\/magazine\/17economy\/mag-17Economy-t_CA0-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/11\/17\/magazine\/switzerlands-proposal-to-pay-people-for-being-alive.html?_r=1&#038;'>Switzerland&#8217;s Proposal to Pay People for Being Alive<\/a>This fall, a truck dumped eight million coins outside the Parliament building in Bern, one for every Swiss citizen. It was a publicity stunt for advocates of an audacious social policy that just might become reality in the tiny, rich country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2013%2F11%2F17%2Fmagazine%2Fswitzerlands-proposal-to-pay-people-for-being-alive.html%3F_r%3D1%26\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Nytimes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland&#8217;s Proposal to Pay People for Being AliveThis fall, a truck dumped eight million coins outside the Parliament building in Bern, one for every Swiss citizen. 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