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Bill: Living Wage Act 3691
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Freedom 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: May 3692
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, I commend this bill to the house |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
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 | 17:45:00, July 04, 2014 CET | From | Liberal Freedom Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Whilst I realise the leap in policy and the initial economic impact it will have, it is the belief of this party that the raising of wages to a living wage will increase the value, productivity and general contentment of the populace - it is them after all who we are sat in this plush congress to represent. I commend this bill to this house for scrutiny, discussion and debate - I trust our friends on the right will not keel over at the shock of increasing the wage of the common man. Governor of Kurmal Eleanor Garsdale Congresswoman for Kurmal Liberal Freedom Party Leader |
| Date | 18:10:30, July 04, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | The Speaker initiates debate for this bill. Adequate time will be given while this bill is on the voting query. Speaker Liam Rendell (U-Ultran) |
| Date | 06:19:02, July 05, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I shall be blunt about the issue. The minimum wage is called the "minimum wage" because it provides for only the bare minimum living conditions of a working person. It is a last resort for those who do not work towards finding a job, whether it be education or the actual search for one. Increasing the minimum wage only encourages people to not work hard. What point is there to working hard in school and at work if your neighbor, who played instead of studied and has slacked off as an adult, can make enough money to purchase items that would constitute "living" materials, such as a television and a car. People dislike the minimum wage because it isn't enough. That urges people to work hard and to do better. Unfortunately, the LFP believes that one's merits don't matter. Whether you work hard or not, you should be equal. This is what leads to low-growth and a form of communism. Congresswoman Cathy Adeline (U-Kurmal) Union Party Leader |
| Date | 07:36:45, July 05, 2014 CET | From | United Conservative Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | We agree with the Union Party. That is exactly what the MINIMUM wage is. We vote no on this communist proposal. |
| Date | 09:37:36, July 05, 2014 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | We support this bill. |
| Date | 09:37:39, July 05, 2014 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | We support this bill. |
| Date | 20:15:22, July 05, 2014 CET | From | Liberal Freedom Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, If I can tae a side point for a moment - what exactly do the UCP and the Union Party disagree on? If the answer is nothing then perhaps they should formally merge as one party. For goodness sake they are exhausting in their inability to propose legislation and instead sit together and criticise any bill put forward. Congresswoman Louise Badara (LFP - Sildar) |
| Date | 22:03:47, July 05, 2014 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Living Wage Act 3691 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, If the honorable Congresswoman is suggesting that political parties should propose legislation simply in spite, then perhaps she should cast off her party's rhetoric of anti-government and accept the fact that the LFP is doing all in their power to enlarge bureaurcracy. The Union Party is focusing on listening to our constituents and working with local governments. The states handle most of the services, while the federal government focuses on national issues. I hope those on the opposite aisle will understand that. Congresswoman Cathy Adeline (U-Kurmal) Union Party Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 235 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 358 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
| Random quote: "In politics, you have your word and your friends; go back on either and you're dead." - Morton C. Blackwell |