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Bill: LAP 7 - Welfare Fairness Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Alliance Party
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: September 4822
Description[?]:
| The government's policy regarding benefits is very poor at this moment in time and this bill seeks to change that. |
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: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:34:36, September 27, 2020 CET | From | Liberal Alliance Party | To | Debating the LAP 7 - Welfare Fairness Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Due to the Conservatives shocking lack of regard to it’s most vulnerable citizens, especially the ones using our benefit system. This bill hopes to change that fact and makes the life’s of our citizens using benefits happy and hopefully it’s enough for them to get back on their feet. Thomas Bench. Leader of the LAP |
| Date | 17:52:06, September 27, 2020 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the LAP 7 - Welfare Fairness Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I'm sorry but what the Leader of the LAP just said is simply untrue. Our government has decreased or removed taxes on the lowest earning Hutorians twice. We also supported the NPP and approved funding for their strategy to fight homelessness. We know what our record is, and so do Hutorians. To this legislation specifically Mr. Speaker, how many people exactly would be eligible for this program? Further, the vague wording of this bill leaves me to assume this would guarentee that every Hutorian earns at least the minimum wage in this country each year, approximately 17,000 Lira, correct? If so, this program could cost in the hundreds of billions. I will also remind the members opposite, that under the Funded Mandates Act of 4756, this program cannot be implemented until the Ministry of Finance and the Senate approve the funding, and as this bill is written, I'm afraid Mr. Speaker I cannot in good conscience approve the funding. Hon. Andrew Barlow Senator for Carter City Foothills Minister of Finance |
| Date | 17:54:03, September 27, 2020 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the LAP 7 - Welfare Fairness Act |
| Message | OOC: Bill C-1: Funded Mandates Act 4754 http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=623640 |
| Date | 17:54:29, September 27, 2020 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the LAP 7 - Welfare Fairness Act |
| Message | OOC: yes I realize I said 4756 in the response from Barlow. Typo. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 218 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 53 |
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