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Bill: Child Benefit Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Aldegar
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: October 2197
Description[?]:
| Low-income families need financial help. |
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 all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:14:41, March 09, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | This will encourage over-breeding and dependency amongst the lower orders. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 12:20:12, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | the lower orders? I'm sorry that you feel that the poor are less worthy than the rich layabouts who seem to be totally devoid of all compassion. |
| Date | 12:30:31, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | His Grace is gravely offended that he has been accused of a lack of compassion on the same day he voted for clean drinking water for the peasants. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 14:58:14, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | I wouldn't call the electorate peasants if I were you, Mr Waterman. |
| Date | 23:32:17, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | His Grace believes in causing a peasant a peasant, and doing this has never stopped them from voting for him. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 300 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 201 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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