Welfare Reform Bill 2009 (On the President's Desk)

[tmthforu94]

I strongly support this bill, although the hours on section 3 are a lot. I mean, 20 hours a week requirements job searching is a lot.  I don't know how someone could search for jobs and interview 20 hours each week. Maybe it could be lowered to 10, possibly?

[tmthforu94]

I would like to propose an amendment on Section 3...

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[tmthforu94]

Aye

[tmthforu94]

This is the next amendment. I'll open up the vote tomorrow morning.

Amendment offered to Section 3:

Section 3

Any able-bodied Atlasian on public assistance and not currently working shall be required to do 20 hours of community service plus 15 hours of job searching and/or interviews; or they shall be eligible to undertake a vocational training course (either college or work-based or a combination of the two) of 25 hours per week. For any shortfall below 25 hours per week, they shall be required to do job searching and/or interviews depending on the total time spent in vocational training.

I'm fine with this. I just think able-bodied Atlasians should have to give something back to Atlasia, for giving them assistance. Community service is a good way to do that.

[tmthforu94]

Aye
It's definitely an improvement from the original bill.

[tmthforu94]

I'm cool with Yank's amendment.

What do you mean exactly, by "whichever is longer"?

[tmthforu94]

I'm cool with Yank's amendment.

What do you mean exactly, by "whichever is longer"?

In some areas getting to 4 or 5 places where you can apply can take that long however for most it can be done in one or two hours in which case they have do more applying till that reach time limit. Since the limits are so low comparatively to the other amendments languages I decided to go with whichever was longer primarily cause unlike Marokai its not that I want no conditions, I just want the conditions to be more reasonable.

Okay, thank you.

[tmthforu94]

NAY

[tmthforu94]

Aye

[tmthforu94]

Aye