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Bill: Bill NP-23: Raising Minimum Wage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Progress Party
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: November 4529
Description[?]:
| (This bill was proposed by th MP Jimmy Mccarthy) Hutori is a prosper nation and we must ensure that everyone can benifit from this prosperity. Raising the minimum wage would be a huge step forward in fighting agaisn't poverty and it woudl ensure a way more decent living standars for every hutorian citizen. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: 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.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:33:19, February 11, 2019 CET | From | Federal Heritage Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill NP-23: Raising Minimum Wage Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The laughable assertion by Mr. McCarthy that raising the minimum wage will have the effect of reducing poverty is misguided at best. It's simple economics when you artificially raise prices of any market good, including labor you also reduce the demand for said product. By raising the minimum wage it would cause an increase in unemployment, which means more poverty not less. Furthermore to reach a point where the maximum amount of people are sustainably employed requires that wages be maintained at market levels not at some artificially determined point. Lastly this proposed minimum wage increase will necessarily increase the cost of living. By raising the base wage it also raises costs of essential goods which means that it will be more difficult for the impoverished to get access to necessary resources such as food clothing and shelter. In the end this proposal is bad for the economy, the average citizen and most interestingly it negatively and disproportionately affects the poor. Rebecca Peters (F-RO) MP for Isle of Sutton South Federalist Finance Critic |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 70 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 71 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 64 |
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