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Bill: Welfare Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Regional Acronym Political Establishment
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 2452
Description[?]:
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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 does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:42:17, September 01, 2007 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | We believe this is going a bit to far... |
| Date | 07:56:02, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Secular Humanist party | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | We are uncertain about this, but leaning against, it. We are unlklely to support it. |
| Date | 09:22:10, September 02, 2007 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | We will never support this. The workers of Telamon must be ensured their rights to a decent standard of living! |
| Date | 08:36:12, September 04, 2007 CET | From | Regional Acronym Political Establishment | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | The workers of Telamon can ensure a decent standard of living by working hard and earning their keep. Handouts will do more harm than good. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 101 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 532 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 117 |
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