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Bill: The Reasonable Minimum Wage Act of 3913
Details
Submitted by[?]: National People's Front (NPF)
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: July 3914
Description[?]:
| The average family size is 3 people, which current regulations make it 4, and not to even mention its minimum wage and most people taking minimum wage are younger students or persons who don't even have a family yet. We need to make a minimum wage that is reasonable and not high like the current one. |
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: 111 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 274 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 160 |
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