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Bill: Minimum Wage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jewish Mothers' Union
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 2562
Description[?]:
All our workers should be paid a basic minimum which will maintain them and their families in dignity. Melanie Koffenbaum (Leader of the JMU) |
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 | 17:56:28, April 16, 2008 CET | From | New Socialist Agenda | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Act |
Message | "Don't you realize this will DEVASTATE the poor and working class? Do you not realize this will destroy our economy? You maim, seriously need to read up on economics. Apparently you know absolutely nothing about it. And, judging by your other rhetoric and ideas as well, you seem to not fully appreciate ambition, perseverance, determination, relentlessness, willpower, dedication, empathy, intellectualism, charisma, personal responsibility, hard work, individuality, independence, and other personal qualities that are amongst the most important personality traits a human being can have. You should read more literature, study more philosophy, study ethics and logic, increase your self-esteem, and not only take a little more responsibility for your own actions, but expect more personal responsibility for others as well. If you want to intentionally destroy the lower class and make their lives hell, cause millions of lay-offs, discourage teen summer jobs and thus decrease work experience and expertise in the workforce when these kids eventually get real jobs, wreck the economy, kill small business, create monopolies, and create a culture of interdependence, irresponsibility, stupidity, apathy, senselessness, collectivism, laziness, and weak-mindedness, then this is your first-step bill." -Raamiah Galgenstrick, Chairman of the GJA Foreign Minister of the SJHB |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 177 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 180 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 43 |
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