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Bill: Welfare Elimination
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anarcho-Capitalist Front
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 2137
Description[?]:
It should not be the role of government to prop up the needy at the expense of others. |
Proposals
Article 1
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. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 20:18:45, November 05, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Welfare Elimination |
Message | We currently feel that a joint public and private pension option is good. We also feel temporary unemployment payments are effective for workers in transition. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 96 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 260 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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