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Bill: Help the Disadvantaged Working Class Act 4309
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers 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: August 4310
Description[?]:
| A nation that does not provide child benefit to its families is cruel and sickening. The high cost of child care in Beluzia is a huge challenge for parents. This is on top of their existing money worries. Making child care more affordable should be a priority for the next government. A family in Beluzia is more than just spouses, parents and children; it also commonly includes grandparents and other seniors in need of helpfrom their loved ones. As many as 87.6 million Beluzians provide unpaid care for their family members, friends and neighbours. hen Beluzia families make sacrifices to look after loved ones, they also bear the financial burden associated with that care.To make life more affordable for families and to recognize these important cost savings being borne by families, the nation should do more to help so as to stop child poverty, which is at an alarming rate of 68.9%. Homeless people are people too, and they should not suffer at the hands of the greedy oligarchy which the BDP has created. Homelessness rate is at an alarming 45.8%. Until we can provide affordable housing and social services for the lives which the BDP has destroyed, we need to implement homelessness shelters that are provided by the government and treat homeless people equally. Currently, homeless people in local government shelters are being abused by the brutal BDP controlled police, and in states where homeless shelters are not implemented, people are dying, and even more disgusting, are being shot dead. This is a gross violation of human rights. We need to change this now. People in Beluzia barely have enough to buy basic necessities, and this is because of the abolition of the minimum wage by the BDP. Poverty rate is 89.5% and these people have not had a chance to eat food for the past decades, only surviving on the disgusting food waste provided by the disgusting oligarchs. We need to implement the minimum wage again and to put the lives of these poor families back on track. The old of Beluzia are basically dying because of the lack of pensions. 25% of the 89.5% poverty rating is composed of elderly people. 34% of deaths in the past year are because of poor quality elderly benefits. The old age population, one of the backbones of our nation have been reduced to a miserable situation where they have been evicted from their homes, their benefits taken away, their healthcare taken away and other further elderly abuses. To put Beluzia back on track, we need to value the elderly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Old value:: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Current: There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters.
Proposed: The government runs all homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:50:28, November 29, 2017 CET | From | United Party | To | Debating the Help the Disadvantaged Working Class Act 4309 |
| Message | “These bills seem decent we agree with most so we will vote yes for the assistance of the citizens, we will then move onto changing anything uf needed.” |
| Date | 02:51:27, November 29, 2017 CET | From | Beluzian Party | To | Debating the Help the Disadvantaged Working Class Act 4309 |
| Message | we oppose, this will cost too much money! |
| Date | 03:20:07, November 29, 2017 CET | From | United Party | To | Debating the Help the Disadvantaged Working Class Act 4309 |
| Message | “It will cost the rich too much money, the poor will actually be able to eat again.” |
| Date | 06:18:50, November 30, 2017 CET | From | Republican Renewal Party | To | Debating the Help the Disadvantaged Working Class Act 4309 |
| Message | "This is a truly terrible bill, what a shame that Beluzia will pass it, don't misunderstand me, I don't like our current laws but they are much better for the most part than these new changes." -Antonio Acone |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 431 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 319 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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