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Bill: Minimum wage to reflect reality.
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: October 2214
Description[?]:
| The minimum wage level is unrealistic. The economy needs to help businesses with less regulation and lower taxes. This party would prefer to see the abolishion of the minimum wage but this compromise may be the only way we can stop the crippling of this nation's entrepreneurial spirit. |
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 full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:49:33, April 14, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Minimum wage to reflect reality. |
| Message | We have long supported this reform. Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 04:37:39, April 15, 2006 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Minimum wage to reflect reality. |
| Message | Ditto |
| Date | 14:23:36, April 15, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Minimum wage to reflect reality. |
| Message | You eventually want to abolish the minimum wage? We would never support such a business-orientated proposal, and we certainly will not support any change to the current law either. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 165 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 168 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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