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Bill: Keeping the Jobless alive
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dolgarian Imperial Revivalists
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: October 2096
Description[?]:
| Whilst we do not advocate a sytem that might encourage people to stay unemployed for protracted periods of time, we understand that it is necissary to help those made redundant whilst they seek new employment |
Proposals
Article 1
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 very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:01:12, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Neo-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Keeping the Jobless alive |
| Message | This is exactly what the poor need. Obviously we believe in welfare to work but we should also do what we can to support the disadvantaged and those in need. |
| Date | 22:15:45, August 15, 2005 CET | From | CIVIL UNION | To | Debating the Keeping the Jobless alive |
| Message | We will support this Bill, we need to approve the situation of the poor. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 56 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 82 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 12 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to prevent confusion by ensuring unofficial or outdated bills labelled as "Cultural Protocols" are removed from their nation page. |
| Random quote: "Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed." - Niccolo Machiavelli |