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Bill: Welfare Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Capitalist 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 2857
Description[?]:
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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: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 2
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.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living 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 | 21:04:03, December 02, 2009 CET | From | Telamon Labor Party | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | We do not agree with article 1, but article two is very important. |
| Date | 23:51:16, December 02, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | We don't particularly care for either of these reforms. Keeping our underprivileged citizens on their feet is far less expensive than neglecting them and paying for it down the line when we have to pay for their much more costly incarceration, because they were forced to resort to crime. Jennifer Brackett Chairwoman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 01:06:32, December 03, 2009 CET | From | Telamon Nationellpartiet-Republikansk | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | same as JDL, however, we shall be abstaining |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 55 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 378 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 67 |
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