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Bill: Minimum Income
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamon Social Democratic Party
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 2165
Description[?]:
| Currently the minimum income guaranteed by the state is only guaranteed for a limited period of time and is on the level of basic subsistance. As a result some citizens are regularly left without means to fill even their most basic needs. The definition of basic subsistance also contains only the necessities to survive alive (pay for some food and shelter). In the long run our nation needs as high a portion of the population as possible to earn their livelihood through employment. Merely keeping people alive while unemployed does not maintain their employability even if keeps them alive for the limited period that they are guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. This is not economically reasonable. We should raise the level of minimum income to ensure, that the Telamon workers are at the disposal of our economy even after periods of unemployment. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
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 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
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| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 106 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 76 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 73 |
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