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Bill: Conference for Solidarity & Social Security
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mouvement des Conservateurs
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 2221
Description[?]:
| In a welfare state, EVERYBODY should have the right to enjoy social security: I. Decent pension wage II. Free health care & free mutuality. III. Free education IV. Unemployment wage V. Child support. VI. Social housing This to 'create' solidarity between the citizens of Rildanor and help those who are 'less-fortunated' |
Proposals
Article 1
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 families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:40:19, April 30, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Conference for Solidarity & Social Security |
| Message | We agree with all of this except Article 6, about public housing. Public housing has proven to be a failure. We request that you substitute this Article for an Article supporting subsidized housing for low-income families. |
| Date | 20:32:19, April 30, 2006 CET | From |  Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Conference for Solidarity & Social Security |
| Message | We are not a welfare state so I don't know what you're talking about. AGAINST. |
| Date | 23:55:14, April 30, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Conference for Solidarity & Social Security |
| Message | I think he means he would like to create one, which we whole-heartedly endorse. |
| Date | 01:03:01, May 01, 2006 CET | From | Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Conference for Solidarity & Social Security |
| Message | We are not a welfare state...indeed you're right, we are banana republic! For the record my fellow politicians, a welfare state is a state wherein the needs of a population can be satisfied by the resources that is at their disposal. So, Rildanor is a welfare state. |
| Date | 01:11:58, May 01, 2006 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Conference for Solidarity & Social Security |
| Message | Sorry but even if we can be satisfied by the resources the government shouldn't coerce those resources from people and give them to others. Instead they should let the people themselves decide to give or not. Against. |
| Date | 02:55:52, May 01, 2006 CET | From | Mouvement des Conservateurs | To | Debating the Conference for Solidarity & Social Security |
| Message | This bill for solidarity & social security is to 'enforce' some sort of equality between all Rildanor citizens and make sure that everybody can be satisfied by the resources that are provided to them. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 237 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 449 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 64 |
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