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Bill: Welfare Abolition Act of 2533
Details
Submitted by[?]: Boston Tea 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 2534
Description[?]:
| Beneficiaries of these programs learn nothing but complacence and laziness by being "on the dole". Ridding Ikradon of these programs will increase the productivity of our entire nation. |
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: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:47:25, February 18, 2008 CET | From |  Yellow Party | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2533 |
| Message | Absolutely not. The Democratic Republic of Ikradon has provided social welfare to the less-fortunate families of Ikradon since its conception. No way will we permit this to pass. |
| Date | 20:41:13, February 18, 2008 CET | From | Peoples' Liberation Front | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2533 |
| Message | you are an ill-informed uneducated moron who's favourite pass time is to kick people with less money than you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 167 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 349 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 27 |
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