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Bill: Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberated Nationalist Organization
Status[?]: passed
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: May 2613
Description[?]:
| Maintaining Equality |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:21:13, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Centre Coalition | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | There is no reason that a person that does better in the private sector should not attain a higher pension. All people should have the means of supporting themselves after retirement, but we should not cap those that prosper just to make things "feel" fair. |
| Date | 05:16:48, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberated Nationalist Organization | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | People will still be able to save money on their own, but why should the government have any role in forcing a persons private actions. A state mandated private pension is simply ordering someone to use their money to invest on their own. This act would still allow a person to invest their money on their own if they had the funds and abilities, but also means that everyone will have a guaranteed income in retirement, regardless of whether they have knowledge of finance. |
| Date | 12:22:03, July 26, 2008 CET | From | The Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | Support the idea for change but not necessarily these options |
| Date | 16:21:12, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | Opposed. |
| Date | 17:02:48, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Republican Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | Opposed |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 358 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 357 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "They should rule who are able to rule best." - Aristotle |