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Bill: Social Security Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Independence Party (PCA)
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: August 2938
Description[?]:
| A mandatory public pension system is much more effective than a voluntary one. The reason being that short term financial pressures cause workers to deprioritize retirement savings in favor of meeting immediate financial goals. By making the pension system mandatory, workers will be better prepared for retirement. If passed, this bill will be financed by a marked increase in Health and Social Services funding. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:06:16, May 13, 2010 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Social Security Act |
| Message | What is the serious problems with it how it is? |
| Date | 23:22:17, May 13, 2010 CET | From | New Independence Party (PCA) | To | Debating the Social Security Act |
| Message | I explained our argument in the description portion of the bill. I'll restate it: A mandatory public pension system is much more effective than a voluntary one. The reason being that short term financial pressures cause workers to deprioritize retirement savings in favor of meeting immediate financial goals. By making the pension system mandatory, workers will be better prepared for retirement. |
| Date | 00:17:15, May 14, 2010 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Social Security Act |
| Message | All I'm seeing is that if manatory they will supposely be better off however, that is not the case with many things. Let the people chose if they want to be a in state one or not |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 370 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 245 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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