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Bill: Minimum Wage Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Spiritualists' National Union
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: October 2283
Description[?]:
| There should be a minimum wage below which nobody should be paid. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:39:16, September 13, 2006 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Minimum Wage Act |
| Message | Where will the extra money come from that's currently being saved by the employers paying less than this arbitrary "minimum wage"? Lower pay for skilled professionals and higher unemployment: that's where! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 5 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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