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Bill: Poverty alleviation measures
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Movement
Status[?]: passed
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: March 2087
Description[?]:
| We are all our brother's keeper: society has a responsibility to its least fortunate members, the ones living in poverty. To ensure that no one will suffer too much from the effects of poverty and unemployment, the government hereby establishes a guaranteed national minimum income. Initally set at 18% below the poverty level, this guaranteed income will ensure that no one starves or goes without shelter and clothing. It will not allow anyone to live in luxury, but it will ensure that all people may live. Anyone earning less than the guaranteed minimum national income will have their wages topped up by the government to the minimum. This amount will be funded through an increase in the rate at which corporate profits are taxed. The profits of corporations are made from the people, and corporations have a duty to give back to the people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 20
Current: 10
Proposed: 23
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:04:07, July 24, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | We do not feel that corporate tax should exceed 23%. We are willing to support the CWM programme, provided that they can guarantee that corporate tax will not exceed 23%. |
| Date | 16:15:29, July 25, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Workers Movement | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | With the income that much lower, it would be necessary to lower the guaranteed minimum income level also. The Catholic Workers stand for eliminating poverty, but also for fiscal responsibility in government. We will await the views of other parties before making changes. |
| Date | 00:19:58, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | 23 - how precise! I think we should just tax companies that make clothes for neds/chavs... |
| Date | 18:03:01, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Workers Movement | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | How about 25% |
| Date | 18:20:40, July 26, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | or 13%? |
| Date | 18:21:24, July 27, 2005 CET | From | Catholic Workers Movement | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | OK, for the sake of compromise, we will accept the SLP position. The numbers have been shifted to make sure this would not put the government into a large deficit position. |
| Date | 05:08:58, July 28, 2005 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Poverty alleviation measures |
| Message | Taxes must be punitive, based on punishing polution and vice. The People demand an end to income tax forthwith. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 158 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 53 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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