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Bill: Minimum welfare state
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union for Social Justice
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 2436
Description[?]:
| Some policies to insure basic living standards for all our citizens. Article 3 is there to insure everyone has atleast a basic pension and does not abuse our welfare system to fall back to the government provided minimum subsistance income in old age |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
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 | 14:11:10, July 26, 2007 CET | From |  New Liberal Action | To | Debating the Minimum welfare state |
| Message | We support art. 2, and wouuld support three if there was an Opt. out |
| Date | 20:25:29, July 26, 2007 CET | From | New Progressives of Cildania | To | Debating the Minimum welfare state |
| Message | No, we refuse to sign. |
| Date | 15:11:18, July 28, 2007 CET | From | Union for Social Justice | To | Debating the Minimum welfare state |
| Message | Article 1 has been moved to a seperate bill. Article 2 (the old article 3) has been changed to "The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension." We would support an opt out, but that is not a possible choice. I think this comes closest to that. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 155 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 182 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 88 |
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