Social justice before and after Corona – Helmut Hubacher - view

After eleven weeks of house arrest, life has become more bearable. As far as I have the Overview of the world of work for the employees uncomfortable. We have often experienced. Never so brutal.

I have the may help in house arrest three young Matura in their work. Normally we meet in person. Now you sent me your questions by Mail, and I replied to you in writing. I am interested in every Time, who recommended me. Most of the time it is the Grandfather.

Such services happy. They are also for me a good Exercise. One of the three chose the welfare state to its theme. As Friedrich dürrenmatt occurred to me. Absolute justice he thought was unthinkable. To work for more justice, be obligatory.

My party colleague, Jacqueline Badran, national councillor, reported Explosive. As an entrepreneur, you know that it is insured against an epidemic. Who saves at the wrong place, is well taken care of. Error.

Jacqueline I know the insurance companies would have found a way out. Namely, the Coronavirus is a global raging pandemic, no epidemic, be. Waseliwas is the difference? Pandemic is not insured. We will pay the taxpayer and the tax number will do inside. The Corona-crisis has not changed this, our Switzerland.

For neologisms is the Duden unbeatable. I read: "pandemic, countries will be recognised in disease epidemic in great scale." After a free letter for insurance, the not sounds. Or?

had a Hammer, as always. The trade Union Unia has been oriented in the direction of Domat-Ems. Exactly in the direction of family, Blocher said. They conceded more dividends than the three thousand Ems-workers are wage-earners. This is unique in Switzerland. As if Madame would earn the profit alone.

The Corona-crisis got us into for decades of debt payment. We are still better off than many others. But not all of them. The Federal office for statistics, wakes us hard: In Switzerland 660'000 in Poverty living on the border of existential Distress. Including 144'000 Children. I emphasize: they live with us in Switzerland.

Helmut Hubacher (93) was from 1975 to 1990, President of the SP Switzerland. He writes every second Wednesday of the VIEW.