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Bill: AFDC
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa)
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: October 2431
Description[?]:
| This is a bill to provide assistance to poor families with dependent children. It isn't the childrens' fault that their parents are poor. We have a moral duty to ensure that all children have enough to eat, and a roof over their heads. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:02:09, July 19, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the AFDC |
| Message | This is a bill to provide assistance to poor families with dependent children. It isn't the childrens' fault that their parents are poor. We have a moral duty to ensure that all children have enough to eat, and a roof over their heads. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 301 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 146 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 153 |
| Random fact: Party candidates for head of state elections are not visible to the public. This means that you cannot see who will run and who will not, which adds another strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." - Universal Declaration of Human Rights |