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Bill: Welfare Limitation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Darnussian Strength Initiative
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: June 2152
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
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: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
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 | 01:40:34, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Welfare Limitation |
| Message | So you will let people starve to death? let families, children suffer! This is extremist |
| Date | 02:38:48, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Welfare Limitation |
| Message | Such a cruel bill! I could never vote for such a proposal. |
| Date | 15:53:59, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Darnussian Strength Initiative | To | Debating the Welfare Limitation |
| Message | Extremist? You see limited wealth redistribution and you call it extremist? Are you sure you aren't a socialist? As for this bill, it provides money for someone who has hit hard times and gives them the motivation to recover. At present, welfare pays more than what most of our menial labor jobs pay, and one has to go. |
| Date | 19:37:40, December 07, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the Welfare Limitation |
| Message | Thinking about it, those who are disabled or don't have the capacity to get a job get covered by benefits, right? OK, the bill's not going to let people starve. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 68 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 96 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 37 |
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