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Bill: Subsistence income
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Army Left Movement
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: September 2471
Description[?]:
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: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
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 | 10:34:28, October 16, 2007 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Subsistence income |
| Message | "My Party's position on this issue is common knowledge. Going back now would be just too much for the tax payers to handle." ~Wade Kravant, Shadow Health and Social Welfare Minister |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 110 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 146 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 145 |
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