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Bill: Welfare Act of 2096
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lyika ati Isọdọtun
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: April 2098
Description[?]:
| In keeping with Ikradon's committment to meeting the basic needs of its people, the FFP proposes the creation of a subsistence-level welfare income program. The time limits will not apply to the disabled or those who are incapable of working. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: 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 certain period of time.
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 certain period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:16:25, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | We favor some sort of welfare, also known as minimum income. We are not certain that placing a time limit on it is desirable, but would vote for this bill as preferential to the current lack of any welfare system. |
| Date | 22:10:19, August 15, 2005 CET | From | Underappreciated Party of Ikradon | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | We believe that this is a step in the right direction. |
| Date | 13:04:58, August 17, 2005 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | So I guess people with disabilities will be left to starve once they exceed the limit...? |
| Date | 13:13:29, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Neoretropostmodernist Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | This current proposal is too general. If it said this was for the disabled I would agree with the NDP, however, the current proposals implies that this is for everyone. Therefore, I support time limits. |
| Date | 17:35:46, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Lyika ati Isọdọtun | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | Since the proposal options are vague, I've amended the description itself. For our own purposes, then, we can debate the merits of the time limits without worrying about disabled benefits. |
| Date | 16:09:15, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Lyika ati Isọdọtun | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | Unless there are objections, I will move this to a vote in one month. |
| Date | 20:20:26, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Populist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2096 |
| Message | We will support this bill, given the failure of the other one. The alternative is no welfare safety net at all, which we would not consider acceptable. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 252 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 177 |
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