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Bill: Progressive reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Workers Union (PWU)
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: July 2623
Description[?]:
| Progressive reforms, food labeling to insure that consumers can clearly see what is in it; a minimum wage so that poverty is reduced! and prostitution isnt as common! if yho vote no then your 4 poverty and crapy food and prostitution! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Article 2
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 that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution is illegal.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:50:47, August 18, 2008 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Progressive reforms |
| Message | OOC: Progessive Union, as a mod, when you make bills and describe them, you usually try to make them sound a bit more official sounding. eg "if yho vote no then your 4 poverty and crapy food and prostitution!" wouldn't be included. Also, usually some time is left for debate, so that you can work to get some things passed if other parties don't agree. Sometimes people play parties that aren't in line with their own opinions (I certainly don't) so it's important to minimise any potential offence by keeping this In Character (IC) and Out of Character (OOC) distinction. Otherwise, a statement meant to be from your party might end up being taken personally by mistake! It also means you can be firm in IC statements whilst making sure it's not mistakeable for a personal attack... IC: "The Bastards are disappointed in this original intent. If food is not labelled with its contents, then it encourages people to look into it elsewhere and show a greater awareness of what they're eating. If wages are not sufficient for ones needs, then it encourages people to look into education and apply for stronger jobs with more attractive incentives. If prostitution is legalised and regulated, then it encourages people to be dissuaded from funding pimpery and shady black-market sex industry channels, as well as being labelled strongly enough without fear of persecution; Those who exercise their right of individual choice and frown upon the practice with disdain may avoid it as quickly as those who partake of it may locate it. Why should we make man a slave of labels, reduced education and insular points of view?" |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 225 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 89 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: “Where would the weapons and equipment come from once you've banned the defence industry? Will we be defended by all your hippy people hurling potatoes and cabbages?” - Margaret Woodhall, former Dranian politician |