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Bill: Welfare Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vrné Eslam (Green Theocracy)
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: February 3655
Description[?]:
| We need to reform the welfare system to provide a good standard of living to our people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
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: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
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 | 16:08:03, April 20, 2014 CET | From |  Libyeral Nam Ekologiin (Liberal Ecology | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Bill |
| Message | We can not support these proposals. |
| Date | 17:06:47, April 20, 2014 CET | From | Faşist Prensibi | To | Debating the Welfare Reform Bill |
| Message | This is making the people dependent. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 203 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 448 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "Without opposition there is no politics." - Alun Daffys, former Alorian politician |