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Bill: Guarantee of Minimum Income Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hulstrian Labor 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: June 2660
Description[?]:
| Two fold, guarantees a reasonable standard of living while working and the ability to stay above the poverty line while out of work. The social security payment is no-where near the level of actual working, but does ensure that no-one is left behind during a time of high un-employment. |
Proposals
Article 1
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. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
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 reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: 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.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:34:58, November 01, 2008 CET | From |  Hulstrian Labor Party | To | Debating the Guarantee of Minimum Income Act |
| Message | Some people are destined for a high flying corporate position, and some are to be janitors. But no-one should be left behind in economic turmoil. It is disgusting if we allow our workers to \"subsist\" |
| Date | 01:42:10, November 01, 2008 CET | From | Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Guarantee of Minimum Income Act |
| Message | Argeed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 295 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 355 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: By default the head of government is the ultimate authority within a national government. In general terms, heads of government are expected to consult with cabinet colleagues (including those from other parties) before making significant decisions but they remain responsible for government action. |
| Random quote: "The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods." - John Maynard Keynes |