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Bill: Child Benefit Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Defensores de la República
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: March 3403
Description[?]:
| Child poverty is something no country should abide, especially since there is often nothing the children can do about it. (This also means that only a callous person could define them as "welfare sponges".) This process should be standardized so there are no "depressed populations" of people stuck in poverty. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:11:55, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Popular Consensus | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reform Act |
| Message | Baltusia is Federal Republic, and V4C believe that this law should stay on Provincial level. |
| Date | 18:15:00, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Defensores de la República | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reform Act |
| Message | Yeah, but surely we can make an exception for the kids. No reason to let children starve. |
| Date | 19:14:03, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Popular Consensus | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reform Act |
| Message | Yes, but we should believe in our local government. I am sure that they guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor. |
| Date | 20:28:30, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Defensores de la República | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reform Act |
| Message | But there's no guarantee. Leaving it to the provinces means that there could be discrimination against minorities or the unemployed, who are just viewed as lazy. And since its so crucial to our long term development, it should be a priority for the national government. |
| Date | 21:10:35, November 27, 2012 CET | From | Defensores de la República | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reform Act |
| Message | Like how we're voting not to leave the definition of marriage to the local governments; laws like this should be comprehensive. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 298 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 203 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When your party holds the foreign affairs department, you can create new treaties. However, before writing anything new, it is a good idea to search for existing treaties which already accomplish what you desire. |
| Random quote: "If a female president can come here and be treated equally, why can't any other woman?" - Jewell C. Stillman, former Lourennais politician (on equal rights in Badara) |