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Bill: Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical 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: February 2625
Description[?]:
A bill to encourage self-initiative and rugged individualism, in a society that is over-bloated with unnecessary subsidy. Miyako Suu-Moon Justice Minister Co-authored by: John Giles Shadow Finance Minister |
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: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living 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: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:15:54, August 20, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
Message | We vote no due to article I. Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
Date | 00:49:55, August 21, 2008 CET | From | Telamonese Communist Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
Message | This is a blatant attack upon the welfare state. The Radical Party want to grind the masses down into poverty. Albert Brocklehurst (General Secretary of the Telamonese Communist Party) |
Date | 10:38:56, August 23, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
Message | Of course this is an attack on the welfare state. The Radical Party has made it no secret that it is a proponent of Laissez-Faire economics, which leaves no room for a welfare state. Accusing them of being true to their ideology surely will not be taken as an insult. Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
Date | 13:17:25, August 23, 2008 CET | From | Telamonese Communist Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
Message | Those who have no morals feel no shame. Albert Brocklehurst (General Secretary of the Telamonese Communist Party) |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 196 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 305 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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