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Bill: Theft Reduction Act of 2674
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party (UCF)
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: November 2674
Description[?]:
| This oppressive and tyrannical government has established theft as a normal part of existance and thus has no respect for property rights. We propose an end to theft and "wealth redistribution". |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
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: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:43:13, December 01, 2008 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Theft Reduction Act of 2674 |
| Message | How can the FRP be pro life, then deny life to those already born? |
| Date | 18:51:55, December 01, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Theft Reduction Act of 2674 |
| Message | A life forced into slavery and submission to government is not worth living. |
| Date | 22:06:48, December 01, 2008 CET | From | Ocean Submarine League of Progress | To | Debating the Theft Reduction Act of 2674 |
| Message | OOC: My God, all of these harried worries of 'theft' and 'wealth redistribution' sound so familiar. Too bad they failed. |
| Date | 20:44:01, December 02, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Theft Reduction Act of 2674 |
| Message | OOC: Only because you're too stupid to understand economic law and ethics. :) |
| Date | 05:33:01, December 03, 2008 CET | From | Ocean Submarine League of Progress | To | Debating the Theft Reduction Act of 2674 |
| Message | OOC: Um, no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 60 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 162 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 43 |
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| Random quote: "Democrats always assure us that deterrence will work, but when the time comes to deter, they're against it. " - Ann Coulter |