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Bill: Welfare Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Islamic Salvation Movement
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: January 2739
Description[?]:
| to reform the welfare system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:08:35, April 09, 2009 CET | From | Barmenian Unity Coalition | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | The ISM must not believe in the people's right to not be able to find work. |
| Date | 15:41:39, April 09, 2009 CET | From | Revolutionary Armed Forces of Barmenia | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | People should starve because work simply isn't there? |
| Date | 18:17:20, April 09, 2009 CET | From | Techno-Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Welfare Reform |
| Message | The ISM must feel that it is counter productive to have a well fed, well educated, thriving population whereas the Techno-Revolutionary Party feels that in order for us to continually achieve greater scientific and technological progress, as well as social and political progress, we must at least ensure the safety, health, and education of our citizens. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 104 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 473 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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