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Bill: To Prevent Unemployment Abuse
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Beluzians
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: January 2182
Description[?]:
This law would allow people the same rights, but it would prevent people from abusing the system by refusing to actively change their lot in life. |
Proposals
Article 1
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.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 05:38:36, February 05, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | What about disabled people? |
Date | 14:20:39, February 05, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | We allow euthenasia, right? |
Date | 20:57:46, February 05, 2006 CET | From | Moderate Beluzians | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | I define income as money normally earned through work. Disabled people could still acquie aid through social programs. |
Date | 23:05:14, February 05, 2006 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | If someone is unemployed they are unemployed - the reason people won't abuse the system is that the subsistence is so low. I don't understand the logic of the BMP, you allow the government to supply free education and electricity and phonelines - but you neglect the most basic of all necessities - that of keeping someone alive. Where the job is not done by someone else - the government surely has the responsibility of keeping people alive. |
Date | 23:30:51, February 05, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | The current system works better than an involuntary pension. |
Date | 06:57:56, February 06, 2006 CET | From | Moderate Beluzians | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | We want people to better themselves. This means that we support measures that allow (if not force) people to become more productive members of society. We do nothing for them if we just give them money without any incentive to increase their lot in life. |
Date | 10:15:18, February 06, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | I say we force them to be productive. |
Date | 02:12:25, February 07, 2006 CET | From | Moderate Beluzians | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | Then why vote against this bill? It forces people to re-enter the workforce or lose the benefits.... |
Date | 11:26:39, February 07, 2006 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the To Prevent Unemployment Abuse |
Message | Why can't ne'erdowell's be enslaved... AND recieve benefits??? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes | Total Seats: 26 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 74 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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