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Bill: Minimum Wage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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 2762
Description[?]:
| A proposal to make the minimum wage fairer for our citizens. |
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 that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:14:44, May 20, 2009 CET | From | Free Peoples Leftist Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Act |
| Message | OOC: Down here in Australia, we have a serious problem with outsourcing of jobs, the reason for this drain is: UNIONS DEMANDING HIGHER MINIMUM WAGES and THE GOVERNMENT GIVING IN TO THE PRESSURE. I hope that the liberal party will vote no to this bill, as it will send our economy into a downward spiral. |
| Date | 22:41:30, May 20, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Act |
| Message | So why do you call yourself a party of the left? Additionally, you call yourself a 'free' party; this is evident in the sucking up to our divine rulers, for which in return you graciously recieve positions in the cabinet. Glad to see integrity has not disappeared from our politics. |
| Date | 04:06:54, May 21, 2009 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Act |
| Message | The current law is more than adequate. The current minimum wage plus the welfare benefits are sufficient to keep everyone at an adequate standard of living. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 100 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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