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Bill: Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partidul Poporului Noului Endralon
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 3490
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, We wish to guerentee the welbeing of every citizen, but we also wish to offer people to choose how to fund and build their lifes. To reinforce the workpool and to cut government costs we must liberalise the welfare system. Thank you |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Adoption is strictly regulated by the government. Only by passing several tests and by following an intensive program applicants can adopt children.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 67
Proposed: 66
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:58:29, May 23, 2013 CET | From |  Kizenian Liberals for a Republic | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | Bradley, is that you? |
| Date | 18:08:24, May 23, 2013 CET | From | Partidul Poporului Noului Endralon | To | Debating the Welfare Act |
| Message | Who? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 236 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 214 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." - Howard Zinn |