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Bill: Deterrence of Babies Acts
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ducal Delegation
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: November 2149
Description[?]:
| Aldegar's peasants are breeding too much, and the current policy addresses the issue entirely the wrong way round. Instead of subsidising breeding, we should tax families producing too many children! Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena and President of Aldegar) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on population control.
Old value:: The government does not engage in population control.
Current: The government does not engage in population control.
Proposed: The government taxes children beyond a certain number per couple.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:19:48, November 29, 2005 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the Deterrence of Babies Acts |
| Message | Unfortunately this legislation will impoverish couples with large families. This means, in effect, forcing young children to go hungry. However unwise their parents' decisions, the children should not be punished for those. |
| Date | 21:22:31, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Aldegar Liberty Party | To | Debating the Deterrence of Babies Acts |
| Message | Support the first measure, don't support the second and will likely vote against this bill. |
| Date | 18:38:53, December 04, 2005 CET | From | Novy Smer Party | To | Debating the Deterrence of Babies Acts |
| Message | We would support the second measure, but not the first. We vote "No". |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 113 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 388 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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