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Bill: DSU Welfare Agenda
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Union
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: April 4305
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government leaves the funding for abortions up to the local governments.
Current: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Proposed: The government provides abortion funding only for low-income earners.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Old value:: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Current: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Proposed: There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters.
Article 4
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. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:08:51, November 18, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Party (Plaid Ryddfrydol) | To | Debating the DSU Welfare Agenda |
| Message | We prefer homeless shelters and reintegration projects to be decided upon by local government and we prefer the current laws about a minimum income. However, we would support the other two articles if they were proposed separately. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 200 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 236 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 109 |
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| Random quote: "Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better." - Niccolo Machiavelli |