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Bill: Welfare Act*
Details
Submitted by[?]: Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists
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: May 2347
Description[?]:
| Like it says.. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: 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.
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 | 12:09:15, January 18, 2007 CET | From | Mostly Liberal Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act* |
| Message | So you would rather we have our worst-off citizens sleeping on park benches and rummaging through trash receptacles for food because the government refuses to ensure a minimal standard of living? How about we only let citizens on significantly high incomes vote, huh? |
| Date | 12:30:34, January 18, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Tukarali Democratic Party | To | Debating the Welfare Act* |
| Message | We oppose this also. |
| Date | 12:52:33, January 18, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Welfare Act* |
| Message | As do we :-p |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 22 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 249 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 137 |
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