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Bill: Abolish Minimum Wage / Income
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian 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: July 2208
Description[?]:
| A bill to remove legislated income levels. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: 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 certian period of time.
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 certian period of time.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
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 is no provision for a minimum wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:49:44, March 29, 2006 CET | From |  Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Abolish Minimum Wage / Income |
| Message | Minimum incomes do not work and should not be encouraged. They do not work as when a minimum wage is set all employers of low skill level labour will automatically give that wage. Whereas when the market is free the levels will be set by the demands of the market, this can be used to the advantage of the workers in negotiating a higher than minimum wage. They should not be encouraged as they remove the incentive to corporations to ensure they are getting the best labour for their buck. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 70 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 116 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 144 |
| Random fact: Real life-life nationalities, cultures or ethnicities should not be referenced in Particracy (eg. "German"). |
| Random quote: "Without opposition there is no politics." - Alun Daffys, former Alorian politician |