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Bill: Living Wage Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Peoples Party of Jakania
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: June 2932
Description[?]:
| We believe that everyone in Jakania deserve to have a decent, fair income and that no child should have to suffer poverty because of the low income of the parents within that family. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 108 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 127 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 15 |
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