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Bill: Welfare Removal Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Daio 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 2182
Description[?]:
| It is a tenant of the Consulate that no person or persons that do not work are entitled to any compensation from the government whatsoever. Further, funding required for the current settings to be suffecient would require well over 50% of our budget to be diverted to welfare. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large 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 very basic subsistence income 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 pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 170 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 60 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 103 |
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