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Bill: Minimum Wage Establishment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Green 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: September 2957
Description[?]:
| self-explanatory. |
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:36:27, June 20, 2010 CET | From |  Bērni no Saules | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Establishment Act |
| Message | The UK opposes this bill. The Basic Income* works very well as a substitute for these kind of labour market regulations. - Filips Kalniņš (UK), Minister of Finance |
| Date | 12:37:08, June 20, 2010 CET | From | Bērni no Saules | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Establishment Act |
| Message | * http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=290669 |
| Date | 01:02:52, June 21, 2010 CET | From | Progressive Green Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Establishment Act |
| Message | Ok. I felt like I needed to get a bill out there, so instead of cancelling it this time I'll vote no with you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 199 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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