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Bill: Establishment of a Minimum Wage
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: November 2168
Description[?]:
| We feel that in line with the government's responsibility to protect the rights of workers, a national minimum wage should be established. A minimum wage will protect workers from exploitation, and reduce the number of people claiming benefits from the government. This wage will be pegged at 50% of the median hourly pay at the start of each tax year, and will be reviewed each year. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
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:
| Date | 20:42:55, January 07, 2006 CET | From |  Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Minimum Wage |
| Message | Against. National minimum wages are bad. If there is no national minimum wage, the local gov'ts can better control their local economy. |
| Date | 20:50:40, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Minimum Wage |
| Message | There's no option to devolve this to local governments. |
| Date | 22:13:40, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Minimum Wage |
| Message | Hmm, that's odd. Leave it in debate then. I'll propose in the forum that option when I am on the forums next. Mods sometimes listen to suggestions. |
| Date | 01:29:46, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Minimum Wage |
| Message | Actually, just put it to vote. The socialists'll pass it anyways. *sigh* |
| Date | 20:17:18, January 08, 2006 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Minimum Wage |
| Message | Isn't democracy taxing, ICP..? |
| Date | 20:22:25, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Establishment of a Minimum Wage |
| Message | Well, I'm the largest party and you probably won't take any of my seats. Losing will just get my turnout larger and give me more seats. I don't care about losing because in the big picture it will allow me to repeal it in the future. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 329 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 271 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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