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Bill: Improvements to Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unionist-Syndicalist 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: June 2175
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:54:46, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Improvements to Welfare |
| Message | Never! |
| Date | 20:44:43, January 21, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Improvements to Welfare |
| Message | and when never has passed we still wont vote for this! Unless the USP are going to pay for it out of party funds! |
| Date | 16:36:23, January 23, 2006 CET | From | Unionist-Syndicalist Party | To | Debating the Improvements to Welfare |
| Message | If there is no other way, it is a move we may consider. of course the funds wont go far... |
| Date | 22:19:01, January 23, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Improvements to Welfare |
| Message | This is better than the current system, although we do believe that it goes too far in some parts. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 163 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
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