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Bill: Review of income during retirement
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sunshine 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: May 2213
Description[?]:
| The decision to contribute to a pension scheme should be that of the individual. Citizens should be left to determine the nature of income and savings to best serve them during retirement. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:29:16, April 09, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Review of income during retirement |
| Message | His Grace sympathises with the thinking behind this proposal, but doesn't think it's a good idea. If you don't compel the peasants to save up for their retirements, they won't bother to, and by the time they are retirement age it will be upto people like His Grace to bail them out. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 125 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 208 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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