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Bill: Save the Poor Telethon!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Justice League of Cildania
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2365
Description[?]:
| Introducing the save the poor telethon! These people need your help! They're good people, they just got into a rough spot or had an accident, and it's nice to help out your neighbors and countrymen, so send in your donations now! Hm, phones aren't ringing... probably because folks are already forced to help the poor whether they wish to or not. It's kinda like taxpayers are enslaved to the poor, no wonder there's no compassion around here! Just resentment... Well I for one don't hate the poor, just the villains that came up with such a screwed-up social system. We need more compassion, we need more telethons... we need people to want to help, and not have that power to help ripped away from them. We gotta give the people their viability back. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome but no financial aid is given to them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:15:12, February 22, 2007 CET | From |  One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Save the Poor Telethon! |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 07:34:27, February 25, 2007 CET | From | Justice League of Cildania | To | Debating the Save the Poor Telethon! |
| Message | Yes! We're waiting for your donation! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 316 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 109 |
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