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Bill: Welfare and Benefit Reform Bill of 2799
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party - Republican Democrats
Status[?]: passed
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: April 2800
Description[?]:
| Rather than spreading welfare and benefit payments all across the board, the People's Union for Social Democracy proposes to concentrate those measures upon those sectors of our society where they are really needed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:00:28, August 10, 2009 CET | From | National Action Party | To | Debating the Welfare and Benefit Reform Bill of 2799 |
| Message | Regrading article 2...why give an incentive for the poorest of society to create a family larger than they can sustain |
| Date | 04:00:48, August 10, 2009 CET | From | National Action Party | To | Debating the Welfare and Benefit Reform Bill of 2799 |
| Message | *regarding |
| Date | 08:27:34, August 10, 2009 CET | From | People's Party - Republican Democrats | To | Debating the Welfare and Benefit Reform Bill of 2799 |
| Message | And why deny children a decent living just because their parents happen to be poor? |
| Date | 16:15:57, August 10, 2009 CET | From | National Action Party | To | Debating the Welfare and Benefit Reform Bill of 2799 |
| Message | They will be more inclined to have children knowing the government will support them. What guarantee is there that the child we even see this money? What if it is spent on other things by the parents? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 356 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 143 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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