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Bill: Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Dundorfs
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: July 3442
Description[?]:
| To improve living conditions of the elderly and poor. Maria Rudolphs Minister of Health and Social Services |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:55:48, February 14, 2013 CET | From | Grüne Partei | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | We support all but three. We want public housing to exist as a safety net, but don't think all need to live in public housing. |
| Date | 10:23:30, February 16, 2013 CET | From | Sozialistische Einheitspartei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | We have changed art 3 to less state involvement in providing housing facilities. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 233 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 100 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 172 |
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