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Bill: State Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Log Cabin Republicans
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 2684
Description[?]:
| *backhand* Note: Please read article two carefully, it is not a provision for minimum wage, it is welfare. |
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 both low-income families and large 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 very basic subsistence income 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:05:40, December 20, 2008 CET | From | Left-wing Pinkos | To | Debating the State Welfare Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Once again the LCR cares not for the lower class. |
| Date | 03:11:18, December 20, 2008 CET | From | Kundrati Reform Party | To | Debating the State Welfare Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, If by lower class you mean special interest, than yes, the right wing parties do not support them. We want to let citizens keep their money and make their own choices. It's the moral thing to do. It is only right to let people keep the fruits of their labor and only help people voluntarily, not by government force. I yield the floor. |
| Date | 21:05:24, December 20, 2008 CET | From | Log Cabin Republicans | To | Debating the State Welfare Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, By throwing hand outs at the lower class we are only hurting them! It seems as though the LWR does not 'care' about the lower class. Or they at least don't understand how to help them. I yield the floor to rebuttal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 164 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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