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Bill: Welfare Act of 2329
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cildanian Libertarian 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: June 2331
Description[?]:
| This will effectively end direct cash payments to individual as a form of welfare. |
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: 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 | 13:13:00, December 17, 2006 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act of 2329 |
| Message | I think if someone loses their job it is OK to think that the government might help you out for those couple of months while you look for a job. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 180 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 210 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
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