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Bill: Ending Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Selucian Conservative 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: April 2492
Description[?]:
| Our party believes that the government should not provide welfare. We believe: that there shouldn't be a child benefit for families. that the government shouldn't have to provide a guarenteed income. that the government shouldn't have to provide housing to every low income family. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
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: 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 veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 139 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 351 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 10 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "It will be years, not in my time, before a woman will become Prime Minister." - Margaret Thatcher |