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Bill: Welfare Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Natsyonaler Partey
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: September 3123
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
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. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:42:59, May 18, 2011 CET | From | Algemeyner Manarkistishen Arbeter Bund | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | It is absolutely shameful that you think anyone deserves to live at a "very basic subsistence level". There's more than enough wealth in this nation to go around, and those who are unable to find work or incapable of performing work should not have to suffer. |
| Date | 06:36:06, May 19, 2011 CET | From | Natsyonaler Partey | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Act |
| Message | First of all, there is the matter of the budget. Even with the recent cuts and high level of taxation, we are running a deficit that is well over half the GDP. No, the government does not have enough money to guarantee a "reasonable" standard of living to everyone, unless you want the country to go bankrupt. Secondly, I understand "subsistence level" to mean enough to guarantee the basic human needs of people: food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, and so on. I do not believe that anyone deserves to starve. However, anything beyond these basic needs, people should have to work for. If the government guarantees everyone a "reasonable" living standard, than what incentive is there for people to work? And if everyone stops working, the economy takes a nosedive, and then you have no money to fund anything. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 379 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 371 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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