https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/switzerland-referendum-population-cap-svp
Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/switzerland-referendum-population-cap-svpSwiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
Much as I am in favour of stopping world population growth, countries putting a fixed limit on their population seems like a dangerous idea to me.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/switzerland-referendum-population-cap-svpSwiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
Much as I am in favour of stopping world population growth, countries putting a fixed limit on their population seems like a dangerous idea to me.
One out one in, like a lottery
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
In fairness, Swiss population growth is slow, and is projected tp top out at 10.4 million anyway.
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
And guards, don’t forget the guards.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
And guards, don’t forget the guards.
And gnomes.
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
(from The Third Man)
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
And guards, don’t forget the guards.
The Vatican won’t.
dv said:
In fairness, Swiss population growth is slow, and is projected tp top out at 10.4 million anyway.
so this is like that free will thing
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
In fairness, Swiss population growth is slow, and is projected tp top out at 10.4 million anyway.
so this is like that free will thing
Cymek said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/switzerland-referendum-population-cap-svp
Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
Much as I am in favour of stopping world population growth, countries putting a fixed limit on their population seems like a dangerous idea to me.
One out one in, like a lottery
we have a better idea, every each person should set their own ideal Switzerland population size, and whenever the population exceeds that amount, that person leaves to hold the Switzerland population at that size
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
And guards, don’t forget the guards.
And gnomes.
They stole all the money of the Jews and Holocaust survivors who had bank accounts with them after WW2. Those folks didn’t have enough identification.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
Cuckoo Clocks. From ‘The Third Man’.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Sergeant Hartman “Only two things come out of Switzerland, cheese and bank accounts, which one are you ?”
What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
Cuckoo Clocks. From ‘The Third Man’.
To slow!
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:What about watches, chocolate and army knives?
Cuckoo Clocks. From ‘The Third Man’.
To slow!
To quick to post to.
Too! Too! Too!