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Bill: Don't Forswear Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Moderate 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 2193
Description[?]:
| This limited-timespan assistance will help people not slip into poverty and crime due to unfortunate circumstances like emergencies or being between jobs. Then they can devote all of their efforts to getting back on their feet. Addendum: assistance shall not exceed 3 months in any given year. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All veterans 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 certain period of time.
Proposed: 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 certain period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:22:14, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Shalom Lechem v'Eretz Party | To | Debating the Don't Forswear Welfare |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 10:21:22, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Burning Wall Assembly | To | Debating the Don't Forswear Welfare |
| Message | Yeah, we support. |
| Date | 11:22:28, February 27, 2006 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Don't Forswear Welfare |
| Message | NO! |
| Date | 17:56:16, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party of Selucian | To | Debating the Don't Forswear Welfare |
| Message | We support but humbly demand a clarification of the time period this monitary help shall be payed. |
| Date | 19:31:29, February 27, 2006 CET | From | Green Moderate Party | To | Debating the Don't Forswear Welfare |
| Message | Ok, how does 3 months sound? |
| Date | 08:57:46, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Shalom Lechem v'Eretz Party | To | Debating the Don't Forswear Welfare |
| Message | I would prefer 3 months, with an interview process following to possibly allow an extension for those who are honestly trying to get back on their feet, but have hit hard luck. Moochers be damned after the deadline though. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 367 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 228 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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