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Bill: Social Security and Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party
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: March 3509
Description[?]:
| This bill changes the government's policy regarding welfare and increases retirement age to 65. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 2
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: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 62
Current: 64
Proposed: 65
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:05:32, July 01, 2013 CET | From | Left-Green Alternative | To | Debating the Social Security and Welfare Act |
| Message | Social Democrats don't propose these sort of things. They are very big government and very pro-worker. |
| Date | 00:48:08, July 02, 2013 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Social Security and Welfare Act |
| Message | Left-Green Alternative should be more concerned about the proposal itself than with our party's name, after all it's through them that we can actually make a difference to this country. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 20 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 53 |
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