瑞士公投拒绝六周带薪假期
<p></p><p><span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>? <span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span>, <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="austerity">austerity</span>, <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="referendums">referendums</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 26 <span word="cantons">cantons</span> (<span word="states">states</span>) <span word="also">also</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prostitutes">prostitutes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="heeded">heeded</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>. <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="SSR">SSR</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cantons">cantons</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cantonal">cantonal</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span>, <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hans">Hans</span>-<span word="Ulrich">Ulrich</span> <span word="Bigler">Bigler</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Crafts">Crafts</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="around">around</span> 300,000 <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="added">added</span> 6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="francs">francs</span> ($6.52 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> "<span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>."</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>-<span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fared">fared</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>-<span word="saddled">saddled</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="bailouts">bailouts</span>.</p>
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