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Bill: Child Benefit Reforms
Details
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: June 3884
Description[?]:
| We believe only poor families should receive child benefits, some families simply do not need benefits so it is a waste of taxpayer money to provide for them when they do not need it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:44:37, July 29, 2015 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reforms |
| Message | We wholeheartedly agree with Choice on this matter. John Nelson NCP Health and Social Services Critic |
| Date | 23:45:22, July 29, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reforms |
| Message | We are glad to hear this, we hope the Liberal League are also in agreement. |
| Date | 23:53:47, July 29, 2015 CET | From | Bright Future | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reforms |
| Message | We disagree with this bill. All families should be entitled to this benefit. Clementine Carswell ALFA Health & Social Services Spokesperson |
| Date | 23:55:36, July 29, 2015 CET | From | Liberal League | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reforms |
| Message | We agree strongly with the Alliance for Progress and Renewal. The Liberal League continues to support our current universal child benefit program. |
| Date | 12:02:34, July 30, 2015 CET | From | Choice | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reforms |
| Message | So you believe that a family of millionaires should be entitled to child benefits? |
| Date | 12:47:59, July 30, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Child Benefit Reforms |
| Message | That was the exact argument made against this already Choice. Well we are glad to have some support on this matter the short sightedness and hypocritical generosity of the Liberal Lesgue means they would rather friviously spend our budget and drive us further into debt then admit the idea is flawed. Madi Lewis Minister of Fiance |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 115 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 156 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is not allowed to call more than 5 elections in 5 game years in a nation. The default sanction for a player persisting in the early election tactic will be a seat reset. |
| Random quote: "While we may not always agree it is my hope that we may always be civil." - Jonathan Clarke, former Hutorian politician |