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Bill: Living Wage Act, 3944
Details
Submitted by[?]: Les Renards
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 3944
Description[?]:
Ensuring that each worker is paid not just enough to survive, but to fully contribute and engage as a member of our society. |
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 single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: 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.
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
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 37 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 31 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 32 |
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