Cap the Gap: Yes to Fair Wages for All of 2022 - Marianne

Rationale

Vote yes to cap top pay at 10x the lowest wage. This law directly lifts up workers and fights extreme economic greed. We can build a fairer economy where everyone shares in the success. We can create a society where everyones hard work pays off.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Minimum Wage Policy	Basic minimum wage		Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)

1

Minimum Wage Policy

Previous law

Basic minimum wage

Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)

Proposer

Party

The Social-Democrats

A Democratic Socialist Movement that focuses on the citizens needs and the regular people. The right of free education, healthcare, and fair wages shall be for everyone.

Core pillars

AC

Antoine Clement

Activist · Age 27

65,414 social followers

Raised in a struggling industrial town, Antoine Clement cut his teeth leading protests before his fiery speeches made him the youngest rising star in grassroots politics—a man who speaks for the voiceless and dreams of a revolution from below.

🚀 Ambitious 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

14 June 2022
Vote Open

14 June 2022
Vote Closed

13 August 2022
Did Not Become Law

13 August 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

0Yes 181No 161Abstained 6Not voted 348 seats

For: 0 / 348 seats (0.0%)

Against: 181 · Abstained: 161 · Not voted: 6

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
The Left	161	Abstain	We undertsand this proposal rationale but it woul be better introduce a living minimum wage instead of putting a maximum wage cap
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	38	No	Yes, let us further out unemployment, great idea
The National Refoundation Front	93	No	This social-democratic bill is an absurdly confiscatory measure that will destroy our companies' competitiveness and drive away talent. By arbitrarily capping the highest salaries at ten times the lowest wage, this text punishes excellence, effort, and entrepreneurial success. Instead of helping workers, such a collectivist drift discourages investment, drives executives and high-performing businesses out of the country, and chokes the economy through egalitarian bureaucracy. It is the triumph of ideological jealousy over economic reality. We vote no to this socialist poison!
The Social-Democrats Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
The United Conservatives	50	No	This punishes just punishes high-quality workers. we don't support this bill.

National Assembly

Failed

17Yes 317No 272Abstained 0Not voted 577 seats

For: 17 / 577 seats (2.9%)

Against: 317 · Abstained: 272 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 5.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
The Left	272	Abstain	We undertsand this proposal rationale but it woul be better introduce a living minimum wage instead of putting a maximum wage cap
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	92	No	Yes, let us further out unemployment, great idea
The National Refoundation Front	126	No	This social-democratic bill is an absurdly confiscatory measure that will destroy our companies' competitiveness and drive away talent. By arbitrarily capping the highest salaries at ten times the lowest wage, this text punishes excellence, effort, and entrepreneurial success. Instead of helping workers, such a collectivist drift discourages investment, drives executives and high-performing businesses out of the country, and chokes the economy through egalitarian bureaucracy. It is the triumph of ideological jealousy over economic reality. We vote no to this socialist poison!
The Social-Democrats Proposer	17	Yes	No reason given
The United Conservatives	99	No	This punishes just punishes high-quality workers. we don't support this bill.

Presidency

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
The Marianne Liberty Alliance	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

The National Refoundation Front

Voted July 20, 2022

No

“This social-democratic bill is an absurdly confiscatory measure that will destroy our companies' competitiveness and drive away talent. By arbitrarily capping the highest salaries at ten times the lowest wage, this text punishes excellence, effort, and entrepreneurial success. Instead of helping workers, such a collectivist drift discourages investment, drives executives and high-performing businesses out of the country, and chokes the economy through egalitarian bureaucracy. It is the triumph of ideological jealousy over economic reality. We vote no to this socialist poison!”

The Marianne Liberty Alliance

Voted June 23, 2022

No

“Yes, let us further out unemployment, great idea”

The Left

Voted June 22, 2022

Abstain

“We undertsand this proposal rationale but it woul be better introduce a living minimum wage instead of putting a maximum wage cap”

The United Conservatives

Voted June 22, 2022

No

“This punishes just punishes high-quality workers. we don't support this bill.”