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Bill: Good Samaritan Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democrats 2251
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: February 2254
Description[?]:
| A civilized nation shouldn't have people living in gutters. |
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 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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:45:38, July 12, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Good Samaritan Act |
| Message | Hmmm... this seems too radical for me. I would prefer: "All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government". |
| Date | 01:54:47, July 13, 2006 CET | From | Democrats 2251 | To | Debating the Good Samaritan Act |
| Message | mmm.. maybe it IS a bit too radical.. I changed the proposal. |
| Date | 03:46:40, July 13, 2006 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Good Samaritan Act |
| Message | I guess if you two get into power, we can always rely on you to support the people who simply do not wish to work. Screw it, when I retire from politics, I'm certainly not getting another job because you'll be there to give me money for sitting on my ass. |
| Date | 20:19:21, July 13, 2006 CET | From | Democrats 2251 | To | Debating the Good Samaritan Act |
| Message | exactly.. I would vote yes if i were you, and finally spend some time with the wife. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 460 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Bill descriptions must be in English, or at least include a full English translation. Bill titles may appear in a language that is appropriate to the nation and are not required to be translated into English. |
| Random quote: "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical." - Thomas Jefferson |