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Bill: Changes to welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Almighty Lodamunian Front (ALF)
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 2249
Description[?]:
| no more welfare, look after yourselves |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 2
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.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:42:52, July 04, 2006 CET | From | Black People's Party | To | Debating the Changes to welfare |
| Message | If you cut welfare, there will be an increase in crime...how can we have a more capitalist form of government, which exploits people anyway, and not take care of the people? The government should always work for the people because its the people who get the worst of what the government does... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 261 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 119 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 267 |
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