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Bill: Welfare Improvement Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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: August 2634
Description[?]:
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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 guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:06:11, September 08, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Welfare Improvement Act |
| Message | This bill aims to extend welfare to the fullest. I believe this child benefit will provide a form of maternity leave for all parents, who should be worried about raising their children instead of their financial security. Keir Hardie Chairman of the LSP |
| Date | 01:12:42, September 09, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Welfare Improvement Act |
| Message | We have posed this question before, and apparently we must pose it again: Why should the state waste taxpayer dollars by writing child benefit checks to millionaires and other well-off families? Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 01:44:51, September 09, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Welfare Improvement Act |
| Message | To provide a maternity leave. I believe that all mothers and fathers should have the ability to take leave and worry about raising their children in the early stages of life. Keir Hardie Chairman of the LSP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 250 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 199 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 52 |
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