Charlemont
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Retirement Age Lowering Act of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Retirement Age Lowering Act of 2015

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Paul Garcia

Opened

8 Jun 2015

Voting closes

7 Aug 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Lowering retirement age to 50 supports workforce renewal and improves public health by reducing age-related job strain.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Retirement Age Policy	Retirement at 55		Retirement at 50

1

Retirement Age Policy

Previous law

Retirement at 55

Retirement at 50

Proposer

Party

Horizon

Horizon is a forward-looking political movement built around the idea that long-term thinking should sit at the center of public decision-making. It is a broad-reaching social liberal and progressive party focusing on long-term outcomes: sustainability, economic resilience and social cohesion.

Core pillars

Paul Garcia

Activist · Age 35

1,942 social followers

Raised in a factory district, Paul Garcia rose from local journalism to become a sharp-tongued critic of corporate capture, wielding data and media savvy to expose hypocrisy while refusing any bribe or favor that might tarnish his name.

🔬 Analytical 🛡️ Incorruptible 📺 Media Savvy 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

8 June 2015
Vote Open

8 June 2015
Vote Closed

7 August 2015
Became Law

7 August 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

199Yes 115No 59Abstained 0Not voted 348 seats

For: 199 / 348 seats (57.2%)

Against: 115 · Abstained: 59 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 63.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	59	Abstain	No reason given
Christian Distributists	115	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	95	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	104	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

270Yes 220No 67Abstained 20Not voted 577 seats

For: 270 / 577 seats (46.8%)

Against: 220 · Abstained: 67 · Not voted: 20

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 55.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	67	Abstain	No reason given
Christian Distributists	116	No	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	111	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	159	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	104	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Horizon Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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