“This ensures public funds support active participation in the economy for mutual benefit. People benefit by getting a job and being able to sustain themselves too”
Welfare Work Requirement Act of 2019
Rationale
Mandatory work-for-benefits incentivizes employment, reduces welfare dependency, and ensures public funds support active participation in the economy for mutual benefit.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welfare Conditionality |
Light conditions, few sanctions
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Mandatory work-for-benefits
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Welfare ConditionalityProposer
Party
Frontline
Frontline defends what holds strong. No mercy for those who break the line. Order is the only way forward.
Core pillars
Edmund Smith
Activist · Age 58
A silver-tongued orator with a fortune built on sharp elbows and sharper instincts, Edmund Smith knows how to turn a crowd into an army—and how to make deals that leave his opponents weaker than before.
Timeline
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Draft7 September 2019
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Vote Open7 September 2019
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Vote Closed6 November 2019
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Did Not Become Law6 November 2019
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Parliament
FailedFor: 22 / 100 seats (22.0%)
Against: 49 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 29
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Of Liberals And Democrats | 10 | No | We oppose this. Obviously. |
| Centrist Zone | 22 | Yes | This ensures public funds support active participation in the economy for mutual benefit. People benefit by getting a job and being able to sustain themselves too |
| Democratic Group | 14 | No | There is a myriad of reasons why someone may not be able to carry out work for benefits. It is a wholly impractical policy which doesn't take into account the unique needs of individual people, and casts a very unfair, pessimistic view of those people who need to receive benefits. |
| Frontline Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Left Alliance | 15 | No | We strongly oppose this proposal |
| The Gaia Syndicate | 10 | No | we have to protect our workers |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We oppose this. Obviously.”
“we have to protect our workers”
“There is a myriad of reasons why someone may not be able to carry out work for benefits. It is a wholly impractical policy which doesn't take into account the unique needs of individual people, and casts a very unfair, pessimistic view of those people who need to receive benefits.”
“We strongly oppose this proposal”