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Bill: Minimum Wage
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party for a Democratic Socialist Society
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 2161
Description[?]:
| Ensures a minimum wage, thus increasing working and living conditions, and creating a bigger consumer market for our industry |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
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 reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:38:30, December 24, 2005 CET | From |  Jakanian Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Minimum Wage |
| Message | Article One- If the people are activly searching for a job then yes, they can be supported for that time. If they are exploiting the system and being lazy, then the government gets them and forces them to work without pay in jail... Article Two- Support |
| Date | 14:24:35, December 24, 2005 CET | From | Party for a Democratic Socialist Society | To | Debating the Minimum Wage |
| Message | We agree with the remarks by the DSF. Only: the prescription "reasonable, though not high" means that to have a good life, people will have to find a job. Also, this bill will in general increase the wages of the workers, through acticle 2, but also through article 1: workers will indeed not want to work anymore for a bad wage and bad working conditions, wich is there right to do so. Indeed the government will have to stimulate employment, we agree completely. |
| Date | 19:12:53, December 24, 2005 CET | From | CMAG | To | Debating the Minimum Wage |
| Message | If labor costs are inflated through this measure what else do you think goes up? Do you think the increased cost of production doesn't lead to a general rise in prices? |
| Date | 21:13:02, December 24, 2005 CET | From | Party for a Democratic Socialist Society | To | Debating the Minimum Wage |
| Message | Maybe, but the growth in sells will go up much more, since 1) wages in companies form about max 7% of costs, and 2) companies will more invest in more productive machinery |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 3 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 142 |
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