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Bill: Minimum Wage Rationalisation Act 4216
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kapitalistyczna Partia Hobrazia
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 4217
Description[?]:
| Our businesses cannot sustain a minimum wage that is set at so high a level that it must sustain a family of four. We propose a reasonable adjustment to encourage hard work and individuals taking care of their own families, while preventing exploitation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:42:35, May 25, 2017 CET | From |  the Union of Hobrazian Fascists | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Rationalisation Act 4216 |
| Message | Have you no concerns for the work force of this nation? |
| Date | 22:57:35, May 25, 2017 CET | From | Kapitalistyczna Partia Hobrazia | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Rationalisation Act 4216 |
| Message | At present unemployment is high as the minimum wage deters employers from hiring. This bill will create opportunity for Hobrazians. |
| Date | 23:43:59, May 25, 2017 CET | From | Progressive Partia of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Rationalisation Act 4216 |
| Message | Premier Teslo: We agree that this bill has some merits given unemployment rats in Delteria and Muzalkaz are near 10%, however the PPH would prefer to explore other options before cutting the wages of our neediest citizens. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 64 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "An "acceptable" level of unemployment means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job." - Author Unknown |