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Bill: The Social-Security and Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Heritage 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: July 2717
Description[?]:
| The maternalistic welfare programs currently funded by Rutania's federal government undermine the virtues of personal responsibility and independence, and place an unfair burden on tax-payers. The 'Rutania Protectionist Party' believes that the 'tax-and-spend' mentality that underpins these social-security programs - which are now largely taken for granted - is extremely dangerous, in that it entrusts the federal government with almost exclusive power over our money, as if federal bureaucrats know how best to manage and spend it for our own good. The 'RRP's vision of federal government does not involve a welfare-state - it is not the constitutional responsibility of the federal government to take a large portion of the people's incomes to use on their behalf. Let all authority over issues of welfare be dealt with by local and state governments to prevent this forever-growing managerial state. |
Proposals
Article 1
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. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
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 | 08:13:16, February 22, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the The Social-Security and Welfare Act |
| Message | Do any of our fellow parties have any points to make on this legislation? |
| Date | 21:52:12, February 22, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Restoration Party | To | Debating the The Social-Security and Welfare Act |
| Message | We support Article 2, but cannot support Article 1. We believe people who are down on luck, but are productive, should receive aid from the government to get back on their feet. Nothing more, nothing less. |
| Date | 18:19:24, February 23, 2009 CET | From | National Democratic Republic Party | To | Debating the The Social-Security and Welfare Act |
| Message | I don't support either, for article 1 your saying people who lose a job cannot at least get some sort of money to help them, the orange party is right, you need to at least let them have some kind of aid to get back on there feet. article 2 i just believe that if you work in the government long a enough and are in good standing you should recieve some kind of penison |
| Date | 23:16:37, February 24, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the The Social-Security and Welfare Act |
| Message | We think that this bill should be called as 'Social Insecurity and Anti-Welfare Act'. The REP opposes this bill and each of its articles. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 54 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 560 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
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