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Bill: Welfare Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union 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: May 2684
Description[?]:
| To bring freedom to all. |
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 guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: 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 certain period of time.
Proposed: All adults shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:56:20, December 20, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | The MAU fails to understand how FORCING people to put money into and take a government pension is helping them. |
| Date | 07:58:45, December 21, 2008 CET | From | Federal Republican Party (UCF) | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | The FRP condemns this tyranny. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 44 |
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