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Bill: Child Benefit Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Manalishi 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: August 2226
Description[?]:
| The current legislation is inefficient public spending. We propose that child support payments should serve low-income families who need it most. We are open to discussing the possible alternative of guaranteeing child support benefit to both low-income AND large families, but for now our preference is the above. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:53:33, May 08, 2006 CET | From |  Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 04:54:45, May 08, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | Well that's biased. |
| Date | 06:04:33, May 08, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | It's a question of efficient public spending, very similar to the current Pharmaceutical Drugs Bill. As mentioned above, we would also consider amending the bill to add large families. We feel that money saved here, by giving child benefit to the families that most need it not handing it out freely to those that do or don't , can then be spent in other areas. |
| Date | 17:52:43, May 08, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | We would support that argument, if it were to provide FREE PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS. There is very little point in having a system of free healthcare when people then have to pay for their medication. Medication, especially for illnesses such as cancer, can be extremely, even prohibitively expensive for a patient. Upwards of thousands per course of medicine. |
| Date | 15:05:37, May 10, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | We support keeping the current policy. This provides additional support for new parents, helping families transition better. |
| Date | 16:21:50, May 12, 2006 CET | From | Growth and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | The GPP feels that the myriad of "benefit" bills currently in use tend to needlessly creates additional bureaucracy. This does not alleviate the bureaucracy at all, while potentially lowering birth rates. |
| Date | 19:02:43, May 12, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Child Benefit Bill |
| Message | "while potentially lowering birth rates" - the GMP questions why that is relevant? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 625 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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