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Bill: Economy Stimulus Package
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Federalist 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: June 2587
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: 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.
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 single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:02:30, June 04, 2008 CET | From | National Liberal League | To | Debating the Economy Stimulus Package |
| Message | Article 1 and 3 go a bit far, but for now I'll be voting in favor. |
| Date | 01:03:10, June 04, 2008 CET | From | National Liberal League | To | Debating the Economy Stimulus Package |
| Message | (although this will go back to debate since elections are in September) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 119 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 146 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
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