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Bill: IP Noblesse Oblige Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperialist Party
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: September 2385
Description[?]:
| We have a duty to the less well off, for this is the price of greatness. Providing greater funds for children will help build strong families, and, more importantly, more families. More people will mean more productivity and national strength in the future. More money to families will pay for itself in terms of reduced crime rates, etc. |
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 all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:01:14, April 05, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the IP Noblesse Oblige Act |
| Message | I think this would be too expensive. |
| Date | 03:32:10, April 06, 2007 CET | From | Imperialist Party | To | Debating the IP Noblesse Oblige Act |
| Message | Couldn't the same be said of all of your policies! |
| Date | 18:54:27, April 06, 2007 CET | From | Catholic Workers Union | To | Debating the IP Noblesse Oblige Act |
| Message | Sometimes, but those are necessary expenses. This would hand out child benefits to upper class families, for whom the extra cash would seem like pennies. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 431 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 58 |
| Random fact: Players have a responsibility to make a reasonable effort to be accurate when communicating the rules to other players. Any player who manipulatively misleads another player about the rules will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." - Napoleon Bonaparte |