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Bill: Changes to Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party of Lodamun
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: March 2252
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 2
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 very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:17:30, July 08, 2006 CET | From |  Gil's Green party | To | Debating the Changes to Welfare |
| Message | gpp supports this bill |
| Date | 19:19:33, July 08, 2006 CET | From | Black People's Party | To | Debating the Changes to Welfare |
| Message | The BPP would agree too... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 297 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 304 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 100 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: “Human rights means doing whatever the fuck you want” - Benji Benandez, former Dranian politician |