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Bill: Welfare Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: July 2145
Description[?]:
| We must provide a basic level of welfare for fellow Jelbanians. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
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 reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:15:16, November 09, 2005 CET | From |  Jelbanian Revolutionary Green Party | To | Debating the Welfare Bill |
| Message | Agreement |
| Date | 11:50:51, November 10, 2005 CET | From | Hatter's Tea Party | To | Debating the Welfare Bill |
| Message | This is a fine idea. |
| Date | 08:49:55, November 22, 2005 CET | From | Jelbanian Left Party | To | Debating the Welfare Bill |
| Message | Good, but perhaps the governent should provide more than just a 'very basic' subsistence income. |
| Date | 01:18:45, November 23, 2005 CET | From | Jelbanian Fascist Party | To | Debating the Welfare Bill |
| Message | Take out the second thing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 5 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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