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Bill: Retirement Act (2144)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Deltarian Nationalist 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: January 2147
Description[?]:
Citizens are living longer these days so to compensate for this they should work for an additional 5 years. To make sure they do not squander their hard earned money throughout their life on risky private pension schemes, all pensions should be controlled by the state so there is not as great a danger of pension shortfalls as ther is with private schemes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 75
Proposed: 70
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 21:06:21, November 22, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Retirement Act (2144) |
Message | Why should we stop people from investing their money as they wish? The state pension guarentees them some income and people who want to gain more can invest privately if they wish to take the risk. |
Date | 20:59:31, November 23, 2005 CET | From | Deltarian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Retirement Act (2144) |
Message | What about the retirement age then? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 87 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 282 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 31 |
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