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Bill: Living Wage Act 3299
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coburan Nacia Partio
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: December 3301
Description[?]:
| An act to provide a good wage for every Coburan citizen. |
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 full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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 | 18:41:15, May 09, 2012 CET | From |  Coburan Nacia Partio | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3299 |
| Message | Now that anti-worker parties have seen their support cut, hopefully this bill will pass. |
| Date | 19:05:37, May 09, 2012 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3299 |
| Message | "A splendid suggestion. The RPC offers its full support for this measure." - Tanja Huntington |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 357 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 62 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Isn't it about time that the US government stop supporting dictatorships and avaricious oligarchies with our tax monies, munitions, and diplomacy?" - Ralph Nader |