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Bill: Minimum Wage Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative 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: October 2125
Description[?]:
| The NCP believes that the minimum, well necessary, should not be so high as to force small businesses out of the marketplace. It needs to be a realistic amount that provides the worker with an adequate wage bill to survive upon but also allow businesses to keep their costs down and keep themselves competitive. Therefore we propose a change in the minimum wage law to reflect these beliefs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:07:03, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Neoretropostmodernist Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Reform Bill |
| Message | Small businesses typically hire part-time workers, so they can largely get around the living wage rule. The cost of labor rarely is a make or break issue for small businesses. Generally, high labor costs only affect labor intensive industries, which we should be looking towards replacing with capital intensive industries anyway. |
| Date | 18:28:21, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Evolution Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Reform Bill |
| Message | We're glad the Conservative Party is pioneering a lower standard of living for all Ikradonians. It's truly touching. |
| Date | 19:27:42, October 14, 2005 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Reform Bill |
| Message | Reducing the minimum wage does not mean a lower standard of living. It means small businesses can afford to hire more people. We are pioneering a modern capitalist market economy where everyone who wants to work can find work. Maybe the PEP would prefer a socialist paradise of unemployed state spongers but the NCP does not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 169 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 430 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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