The Swiss will decide by referendum whether to buy fighters. How Democracy Works
Referendums will be held in Switzerland on 27 September, as is traditional in our neighbor. One of the decisions is very particular: Should the Federation buy new fighters or not? Switzerland uses American F / A 18s in its aviation, which will be out of service around 2030. At the same time, it also uses old F 5s, 40-year-old aircraft for training. At this point the federal government decided to allocate 6 billion francs for the purchase of the new fighters, and the decision was approved by the cantons.
However, a group of citizens said they were against it for a number of reasons:
- it would be a blank check, as nothing is known about the buying orientation;
- according to the promoters, no alternatives were really evaluated, such as the purchase of light fighters, much cheaper (eg the Aermcchi M346);
- in short, it is a waste of money.
The federal government replies that it is still money from the defense budget, not additional expenses. In 2014, the idea of buying the Swedish Griphen was rejected.
Here is a full disclosure provided by the government on the referendum, which presents both points of view
What a beautiful democracy, when you can also vote on taxes and public spending. The exact opposite of what happens in the European Union …
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