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Bill: Welfare adjustment for the poor
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republic People 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: May 2426
Description[?]:
| We must ensure the poor have better and nearly the same conditions with the rich. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:23:17, July 08, 2007 CET | From | Radical Progressive Front | To | Debating the Welfare adjustment for the poor |
| Message | Ridiculous. Welfare state expansion only leads to laziness. |
| Date | 22:56:26, July 08, 2007 CET | From | Republic People Party | To | Debating the Welfare adjustment for the poor |
| Message | Be sure that the rich is lazier than the poor. The poor works very much. It is a fact but they can't earn what they deserve. You say Radical for yourself but... |
| Date | 06:07:20, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Welfare adjustment for the poor |
| Message | But it still leads to laziness. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 244 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 55 |
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