“This will have a very negative effect on the economy”
Retirement Age Adjustment Act of 2023
Rationale
Lowering retirement age to 60 supports aging workers' health and allows younger generations better job opportunities.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retirement Age Policy |
Retirement at 65
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Retirement at 60
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1
Retirement Age PolicyProposer
Party
Farmer-Labor Front
The Farmer-Labor Front plants the seeds of justice, harvests security and builds the roads of tomorrow, today.
Core pillars
Henrietta Bennett
Secretary of the Interior · Age 61
A decorated veteran with a charismatic command of any room, Henrietta Bennett wields her military discipline and ruthless efficiency to dismantle opposition, backed by a web of connections that stretches from boardrooms to battlefields.
Timeline
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Draft1 May 2023
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Vote Open1 May 2023
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Vote Closed30 June 2023
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Did Not Become Law30 June 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
FailedFor: 27 / 100 seats (27.0%)
Against: 30 · Abstained: 34 · Not voted: 9
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbian Communist Congress | 13 | Abstain | We support this policy, but now it's not the time. We already have a dangerously low surplus for our tax breaks, and lowering the retirement age would make increasing spending on welfare impossible. |
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 17 | No | Our retirement age is now stuck at 65 Any changes to 60 reduces our tax income so no |
| Farmer-Labor Front Proposer | 27 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 13 | No | This will have a very negative effect on the economy |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 21 | Abstain | I am not so sure about this. |
| Empty seats | 26 | Not voted |
House of Representatives
FailedFor: 0 / 435 seats (0.0%)
Against: 102 · Abstained: 133 · Not voted: 200
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbian Communist Congress | 39 | Abstain | We support this policy, but now it's not the time. We already have a dangerously low surplus for our tax breaks, and lowering the retirement age would make increasing spending on welfare impossible. |
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 39 | No | Our retirement age is now stuck at 65 Any changes to 60 reduces our tax income so no |
| Farmer-Labor Front Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 63 | No | This will have a very negative effect on the economy |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 94 | Abstain | I am not so sure about this. |
| Empty seats | 103 | Not voted |
Presidency
PassedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We support this policy, but now it's not the time. We already have a dangerously low surplus for our tax breaks, and lowering the retirement age would make increasing spending on welfare impossible.”
“I am not so sure about this.”
“Our retirement age is now stuck at 65 Any changes to 60 reduces our tax income so no”