Swiss People Say No to New Taxes and Women's Mandatory Service

In a recent vote, Swiss citizens turned down two big changes. First, they said no to a new tax on the wealthiest families. This tax would have taken half of inheritances over 50 million Swiss francs. The money was meant to fight climate change. But most voters didn't like this idea. The second idea was about women's service. Currently, only men in Switzerland have to do military or civilian service. This vote was about making women do it too. The plan included new types of service, like helping the environment or assisting people in need. But 84% of voters rejected this idea. Why did these ideas fail? Maybe because they were too big of a change. The government and other political parties didn't support them. Also, a poll before the vote predicted this outcome. So, it wasn't a surprise. The inheritance tax was proposed by young members of the Social Democrats. They wanted to use the money for climate change projects. But many people thought it was unfair to tax inheritances so heavily. The service idea was supported by a group called servicecitoyen. ch. They got over 100, 000 signatures to put it on the ballot. But most people didn't think women should be forced to serve. Both ideas had good intentions. But in the end, the people of Switzerland decided they weren't ready for these changes.