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Bill: Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Solentian Global Justice Party
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 2137
Description[?]:
| Welfare should be handled differently. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
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 reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:02:43, November 05, 2005 CET | From | United Centrists | To | Debating the Welfare |
| Message | We agree fully with article one. Though we can accept article 2, we would rather the guaranteed income not exceed a certain period of time, in order to prevent an abuse of the welfare system. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 425 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 275 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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