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Bill: Minimum Wage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Populist Liberal Party
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: December 2118
Description[?]:
| Whereas, no full-time worker should remain in poverty, We hereby propose that there shall be a minimum wage that is high enough to guarantee that all full time workers, and their families, are not impoverished. |
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 | 05:18:24, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Kanjoran People's Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Act |
| Message | We're voting on this kind of out of nowhere to support minimum wage, but if a more sensible option is available we may support it at a later date. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 471 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 49 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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