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Bill: Provision for a Minimum Wage
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sophian Party for Social Anarchism
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: June 2195
Description[?]:
| To ensure that all citizens of the Valruzian Federation earn enough to acquire the bare necessities of life. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
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 | 18:33:34, March 04, 2006 CET | From | Alliance for Natural Law | To | Debating the Provision for a Minimum Wage |
| Message | Hell no. Again, don't encourage idiots to have children. Maybe the one worker thingy. . . |
| Date | 03:02:13, March 05, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Provision for a Minimum Wage |
| Message | This bill is the biggest piece of bullshit we've seen. Why should a single guy get enough money to support a family of four? How is that a necessity of life? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 115 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 2 |
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