No.9355
A lot of money is funneled through it through its banking system, owing to its unique and historical position within Europe. That makes the avarage income in Switzerland very high.
It doesn't have any super productivity or anything, it's no different in infrastructure and development than Austria next door.
No.9358
Almost all industries are privatized, there's barely any taxation and no subsidies as a result, so unless you score a good paying job, you're fucked.
Historically, this was the reason why a lot of mercenaries came from there in the early modern age, there was just a lot of desperate fighting age lumpen men in Switzerland.
>>9355https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinationals_the-shady-origins-of-gold-refined-in-switzerland/44621040>Swiss refineries process 70% of the unrefined gold mined in the world each year. Four of the nine major players in the global gold industry conduct most of their business here in Switzerland. While the gold originates in ninety different countries, roughly half of all the gold imported for processing in Switzerland comes from Britain, the United Arab Emirates or Hong Kong – three countries that produce no gold themselves.>Gold accounts for 63% of Britain’s exports to Switzerland, 92% of the Emirates’ and 78% of Hong Kong’s. But then too, Switzerland imports a significant amount of gold from countries that largely depend on it as a main export, such as Burkina Faso (where gold represents 72% of the country’s exports), Ghana (51%) and Mali (77%). No.9792
>>9394Anyone care to explain the Ivory Coast and Ghana part?
No.10476
>>9342>And why am I calling Switzerland a shithole you may ask? Because it's almost entirely propped up by capitalTIL USA is a shithole
No.10477
>>10476>TIL USA is a shitholeHow did it take you this long?