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Bill: Minimum Wage Reform Act 3754
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alorian Reform Movement
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: September 3755
Description[?]:
| “The current law requires the minimum wage to be such a high rate that it has become a job killer policy and prevents further economic growth. While this current law may give instant satisfaction, in the long run it will hurt the national economy, and people’s own wallet in the end. Plus the minimum wage is a starting point”-Nate Burton. |
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 full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
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 that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 298 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 202 |
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