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Bill: Elimination of the Federal Welfare State
Details
Submitted by[?]: Traditional 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: October 2614
Description[?]:
| The federal government shoud not be providing any welfare whatsoever. Welfare policies should be left to local government to decide. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all 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 very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:26:12, July 31, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Elimination of the Federal Welfare State |
| Message | No, no, no. Local governments lack the resources to back-up an agenda like this. |
| Date | 02:26:50, July 31, 2008 CET | From | Spenocratic Party | To | Debating the Elimination of the Federal Welfare State |
| Message | Anything to get rid of the welfare state. |
| Date | 02:35:06, July 31, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Elimination of the Federal Welfare State |
| Message | Innocente Immeressen released the following statement: "Finally, the Spenocrats admit to their agenda. Harming the poor." |
| Date | 02:57:09, July 31, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Elimination of the Federal Welfare State |
| Message | "Absolutely not. This is just the kind of legislation that's going to bring the backlash - and we'll be at the head of it." Innocente Immeressen, discussing this bill on "Likatonia Tonight". |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 358 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 208 |
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