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Bill: The Minimum Wage Act of 2454
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party
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: June 2455
Description[?]:
| Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation. Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage. Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage. Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line. |
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 full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:43:55, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "Members of the Keymon Assembly I rise in support and urge for it's passing in Keymon there are citizens of our our country that cannot subsist on what they receive in an anual salary, the corporations are abusing their employees because the government does not mandate a minimum wage for which they can live on, there are families that can't even live because the government does not even gurantee workers, hard workers, the right of a certain pay to which they can support their families." James Anderson, SDP President |
| Date | 04:04:58, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "Most of the people you describe are immigrants allowed in by our recent rash of unwise immigrant laws, or illegal immigrants. Why should we give them a minimum wage? These funds would be better spent on repatriating these people back to Kafuristan and Deltaria!" -- Director General Kenner Giles |
| Date | 07:41:10, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "Once again Mr. Director you are putting xenophobia and racism ahead of what is right for Keymon, like you said Keymon is a nation where very few are poor, this is a fact and do you think because of our wealth, that the progressive racism that you try to root into the people will help our situation in the future? Do you think Mr. Director that our foreign policy will be helped well, do you think that very many other sectors of our country will be helped by your xenophobia and racsim, ask yourself the Mr. Director." --James Anderson, SDP President |
| Date | 10:51:48, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Republican Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "A minimum wage will be harmful to our businesses. It is up to the unions to barter with businesses on this issue." DRP Leader Christopher Schultz |
| Date | 15:28:21, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "Sir this is not unions bartering with buisnesses it's the people having the right to make a certain amound and what to live on, it will harm buisnesses even more in the long run if there is no minimum wage, so de facto people are made into slaves that work for almost nothing and can buy nothing." |
| Date | 15:51:30, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Grotto Combination | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "The Grotto Combination is willing to support this issue if the proposal is change to __There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.__." -- Ladislav Kurak |
| Date | 17:01:26, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "I am afraid I must protest strongly to my views being characterized as racist or xenophobic. My party has strong support in Keymon and I ask that Mr Anderson withdraw his comment." -- Director General Kenner Giles |
| Date | 17:47:21, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | (OOC: Hitler had strong support in Germany and he was still racist and xenophobic.? "And no Mr. Director I will not withdraw my comments you should be the one to withdraw your comments." --James Anderson, SDP President |
| Date | 18:26:31, September 12, 2007 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "When you accuse my party of being racist or xenophobic, you are accusing hundreds of thousands of Keymonians of being racist or xenophobic. The voters do not deserve this kind of slander, and nor do we. We are not racists. We are pro-Keymon, and our political views have evolved accordingly. Nor are we xenophobic. We believe in open and free trade with the world, and welcome our place as the world's bankers. Our party is however very concerned with unsustainable immigration. Illegal immigration, combined with poorly-designed immigration laws, can swamp our local population and bring people to the country at an unassimilatable rate. It can also result in the collapse of our national sovereignty if we allow our very small island (1% of the population of most countries) to be a dumping ground for foreigners. If any of our neighbors let even 1% of their populations move to Keymon, we would suddenly be a minority in our own country, and the voters - that's what your laws make them - could then pass laws making us not free anymore. So you owe me, my party, and Keymon an apology for your lies." -- Director General Kenner Giles |
| Date | 03:59:51, September 13, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "No Mr. Director recant your statements and act like the ruling party of our country and think a little, you make over the edge comments that we are accussing your entire electorate of being racist. Mr. Director not everyone who votes for you is racist there are some who could vote for the communist party but not be a communist, but does that automatically make them one, think about it Mr. Director. And I believe that your party is running scared because of the fear that your xenophobic agenda will not pass with other people voting except for what you call Keymons, and you are xenophobic you are instigating a psudo-first strike act with your party saying that we should typically make their lives so miserable so that in return they could not make our lives miserable. Mr. Director I think you need to get over your paranoia and start thinking like the ruling party you are.As well you don't even want to shorten the excecutive term as well for fear that even your own native Keymons would vote you out, are you ruling Keymon or are you too sidetracked with paranoia to see straight. And I send a message to the rest of my fellow colleagues in the Assembly, is this the kind of leadership we want to see in the future? Do we want to be ruled or have paranoia (CN) rule us? |
| Date | 02:07:51, September 14, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "I see no comment Mr. Director haha." --James Anderson,SDP President |
| Date | 17:53:02, September 14, 2007 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the The Minimum Wage Act of 2454 |
| Message | "I am pleased that this bill received unanimous opposition by the Assembly." -- Director General Kenner Giles |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 104 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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