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Bill: Benefits reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Right
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: August 4010
Description[?]:
| Our nations benefits system is under a huge amount of pressure and we simply can not keep up the welfare state that we have at the moment. That is why we propose the following. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: 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.
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: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 67
Proposed: 67
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:15:46, April 07, 2016 CET | From | Conservative Right | To | Debating the Benefits reform |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This bill is up for debate as we really want to make something meaningful in this wonderful country. We wish for every party to lay out what they can support and what they can not. That way we can get something passed that will make a difference in our country. |
| Date | 09:16:09, April 07, 2016 CET | From | Conservative Right | To | Debating the Benefits reform |
| Message | George W Urquhart leader of the CR* |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 347 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 269 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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