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Bill: D.d.l. 01/4234 - Welfare Recovery Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nuova Socialdemocrazia
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: February 4235
Description[?]:
| Marta Belvento, Minister of Health and Social Services: "The Istalian punished the wild privatization of the past decade and rewarded the parties which fight against it. It's time to restore our public services for the good of our citizens." OOC: I am proposing this bill in stead of PDI as he hasn't been able to log in. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: 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.
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 very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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 full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:57:18, July 01, 2017 CET | From | Partito Nazionale Democratico | To | Debating the D.d.l. 01/4234 - Welfare Recovery Act |
| Message | Beniamino Massa, AI Whip, Golden rule of economics: increasing the size of social aid to 'improve ' standards of living, ultimately only causes inflation and the requirement of more social aid. It is a vicious cycle. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 323 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 270 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
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