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Bill: No Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Authoritarian Party
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: February 4150
Description[?]:
| "This bill is about stuff like no welfare" - Claire Pierce |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: Pensions are illegal, and retirements are banned. Individuals must work until point of total and permanent physical exhaustion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:22:38, January 11, 2017 CET | From | Leftist Unitist Coalition | To | Debating the No Welfare |
| Message | I'm sure you can guess our vote on this bill |
| Date | 17:59:34, January 11, 2017 CET | From | Authoritarian Party | To | Debating the No Welfare |
| Message | Let me guess, um...hmmm...is it no? |
| Date | 18:31:50, January 11, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Alliance Party (LAP) | To | Debating the No Welfare |
| Message | Jackpot !!!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 71 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 152 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 77 |
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