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Bill: NMP Minimum Wage Bill
Details
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: March 2425
Description[?]:
| We feel that the current law is wrong, asit demonstrates a lack of understanding of inflation. If all workers earn a wage well above the poverty line, then inflation will kick inm eating into those wages, and forcing the poverty line up, creating a neverending cycle, as the minimum wage would be forced up, increasing inflation, and subsequently raising the poverty line again. Therefore we propose a basic minimum wage, in order to restrain inflation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:28:33, July 02, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | let's lower the minimum wage and then propose massive government programs like housing etc. brilliant! |
| Date | 22:30:50, July 02, 2007 CET | From | Democrats | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | Ah, thanks for complement. Again, we propose responsible government. It seems odd to back inflationary moves, but not provide any social housing. |
| Date | 10:02:34, July 03, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | living wage is far better than a subsistence wage. i doubt this bill has any hope of passing |
| Date | 13:27:43, July 04, 2007 CET | From | Democrats | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | Aye, a living wage is better than a subsistence wage, but not at the cost of increasing inflation to such an extent that the poverty line would continue t rise and money would be devalued. |
| Date | 10:00:17, July 06, 2007 CET | From | The Unified Lodamun Party | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | More arguement one way or the ohter would help the ULP in deciding which side of the fence we fall upon. |
| Date | 11:48:59, July 06, 2007 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | Where is the evidence of inflation? As Finance Minister I assure the Parliament that inflation is under control due to the hawkish monetary policies we have in place. |
| Date | 13:42:12, July 06, 2007 CET | From | Democrats | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | Thats nonsense, we have a really high minimum wage, of course inflation would be continually rising, as the poverty line would be continually rising, pushing up the minimum wage again. |
| Date | 16:26:26, July 06, 2007 CET | From | The Unified Lodamun Party | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | Those were the same two basic arguments and the ULP feels they are somewhat based in opinion rather than facts on both sides. Ah well we must vote now. |
| Date | 19:08:12, July 06, 2007 CET | From | Independent Republican Party | To | Debating the NMP Minimum Wage Bill |
| Message | Agreed. Your bill description is very accurate. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 272 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 279 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 48 |
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