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Bill: Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Justice Collective
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: May 2777
Description[?]:
| An act to help the poor of Luthori. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: 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 certain period of time.
Proposed: All adults shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:39:24, June 23, 2009 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Blatant socialism will always been condemned by the League. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 81 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 119 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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