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Bill: MLP Childcare Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Fasco-Communist Order
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: October 2366
Description[?]:
| Why should we give subsidies to parents just for being busier in bed? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:30:34, February 26, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Alliance | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | Quite right. If we encourage the poor to multiply, we'll end up like Ireland. |
| Date | 02:44:28, February 27, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | *Loud hollars from the socialist wing of the chamber, several expletives hurreled at the Conservative delegates* |
| Date | 02:49:45, February 27, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | ((I think I spelled hurrled wrong. Did I? : P )) |
| Date | 03:10:07, February 27, 2007 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | What on earth is your twisted logic for not voting for this? |
| Date | 03:29:49, February 27, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | We like large families duh. |
| Date | 07:15:27, February 27, 2007 CET | From | National Fasco-Communist Order | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | So why should you discriminate against those with smaller families? |
| Date | 03:23:52, February 28, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the MLP Childcare Reform Act |
| Message | We don't. They have just as much a right to get more money if they have more children to support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 329 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 160 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "He who controls the past, commands the future. He who commands the future, conquers the past." - Kane; Command and Conquer: Red Alert |