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Bill: Welfare State Dismantling Act of 2456 (Part V)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition)
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: November 2457
Description[?]:
| Welfare State Dismantling Act of 2456 (Part V) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
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 | 03:33:08, September 17, 2007 CET | From |  Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Welfare State Dismantling Act of 2456 (Part V) |
| Message | Keep a minimum income for able-bodied people who can work? Why work when you can sit around and collect a government-funded guarenteed income? |
| Date | 15:53:52, September 18, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Welfare State Dismantling Act of 2456 (Part V) |
| Message | CLP originally voted in favor of this. This is the law which provides unemployment and disability benefits. [OOC: This is the lowest form of "welfare" the game offers for adults /OOC] |
| Date | 17:28:56, September 18, 2007 CET | From | Social Liberalism Party | To | Debating the Welfare State Dismantling Act of 2456 (Part V) |
| Message | This is a very grey area for me. I would like to see some point in between the two options. |
| Date | 23:07:28, September 18, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition) | To | Debating the Welfare State Dismantling Act of 2456 (Part V) |
| Message | It also pays people to do nothing. Easy way to work huh? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 340 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 360 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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