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Bill: Fair Wages Act 2998
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Justice 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: May 2999
Description[?]:
| Fair Wages Act 2998 |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
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:
| Date | 14:53:37, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Fair Wages Act 2998 |
| Message | "A fair wage for whom?" Drake Gehros, CMP Trade and Industry Spokesman |
| Date | 15:08:07, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Fair Wages Act 2998 |
| Message | All working Solentians should be entitled to a wage that allows them to comfortably live. If people are to be encouraged or willing to work it is in the interests of all that our minimum wage can provide a decent living for those who are at greatest risk of financial strain. We must ensure that all citizens are looked after for or we run the risk of creating a social underclass, with the accompanied dysfunction. Cheryl McAvoy SDWU Social Security Spokesperson |
| Date | 15:09:02, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Fair Wages Act 2998 |
| Message | All working Solentians should be entitled to a wage that allows them to comfortably live. If people are to be encouraged or willing to work it is in the interests of all that our minimum wage can provide a decent living for those who are at greatest risk of financial strain. We must ensure that all citizens are looked after for or we run the risk of creating a social underclass, with the accompanied dysfunction. Cheryl McAvoy SDWU Social Security Spokesperson |
| Date | 17:20:59, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Fair Wages Act 2998 |
| Message | "There is no need for the minimum wage to be above an adequate level. That is in itself, an incentive." Drake Gehros, CMP Trade and Industry Spokesman. |
| Date | 17:28:49, September 12, 2010 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Fair Wages Act 2998 |
| Message | This encourages sloth and mediocrity, something the SDWU is well versed in. |
| Date | 13:59:16, September 13, 2010 CET | From | Social Justice Party | To | Debating the Fair Wages Act 2998 |
| Message | Petty. We'll let the voters decide on that one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 183 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 203 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 39 |
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