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Bill: Welfare Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Art & Labour
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: June 3022
Description[?]:
| Seeking to roll back the Welfare State to target the most needy and deserving, removing its previous ideological function as a method of wealth redistribution. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:28:51, October 26, 2010 CET | From |  Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | We disagree with Article 2. We could agree with the other two. |
| Date | 00:02:43, October 27, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | we disagree with all of it. |
| Date | 04:19:55, October 27, 2010 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | Support |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 378 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 372 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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