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Bill: Welfare Abolition Act of 2689
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party (UCF)
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: June 2690
Description[?]:
| Welfare or wealth redistribution is a gross violation of property rights. When the government takes from person A to give to person B, it is putting person B above person A, thus not treating its citizens equally in front of the law, thus failing its duty. This communist practice must immediately end. |
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 families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:05:59, December 31, 2008 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | Pro life until they leave the womb? This bill is ridiculous. Why punish the child for the parent's not having a job? |
| Date | 19:00:31, December 31, 2008 CET | From | Federal Republican Party (UCF) | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | Because wealth redistribution violates one's life to property. |
| Date | 21:12:03, December 31, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | OOC: Life to property? Really? Come on, man. Proofread. :P |
| Date | 01:03:26, January 01, 2009 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | The right to life is supreme over the right to property. Perhaps that is the fundamental difference between the UJP and the FRP. The UJP has a consistent ethic of life, the FRP only wants life for the rich. |
| Date | 08:36:36, January 01, 2009 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | The MAU sees life and property as one in the same, and will not support this bill. |
| Date | 09:17:30, January 01, 2009 CET | From | Federal Republican Party (UCF) | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | OOC: Sorry, MAU opposes reduction of welfare??? Proofread??? |
| Date | 18:57:36, January 01, 2009 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Welfare Abolition Act of 2689 |
| Message | OOC: oh. Whoops. XD MAU WILL support this bill. I was on such a "NO U" rant that I forgot what the bill said. :P |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 81 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 48 |
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