Atlasian Unemployment Bill

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Atlasian Unemployment Bill

1. The Atlasian Government pledges to keep a goal of less than 3.5% of the population unemployed.

2. The Atlasian Government, to combat the problem of unemployment, will create Public Works projects to spur competition, and attempt to tide unemployment.

3. The Atlasian Government will provide tax incentives to small business owners who employ ten people or more in times of employment crisis.

4. The Atlasian Government will pay a fixed salary for Public Works projects, determined by the Senate and approved by the President, but it is to be no lower than the current Nyman D.C. minimum wage.


Sponsor: The President pro tempore

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Amendment:

That in section 1 of the bill, '3.5%' be changed to '5%'.


Voting is open on this amendment.

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Aye

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This amendment has passed.

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I propose the following amendment:

Clause 2 is replaced with: "The Atlasian Government, to combat the problem of unemployment, will create Public Works projects.  A Public Works Commission will be formed to create jobs for the unemployed."

Clause 4 is replaced with: "Workers in the Public Works program shall be paid a fixed salary of $7.85 an hour."

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Clause 2 is replaced with: "The Atlasian Government, to combat the problem of unemployment, will create Public Works projects.  A Public Works Commission will be formed to create jobs for the unemployed."

Clause 4 is replaced with: "Workers in the Public Works program shall be paid a fixed salary of $7.85 an hour."


Voting is open on both of these amendments.

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Aye to both

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The amendment to Clause 2 passes.

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The tally on the Clause 4 amendment is 2 ayes, 3 nays, and 3 abstentions.  In which case I'm slightly curious as to what would be better since the current language is vague and the amendment attempts to clarify it.

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OK, the minimum wage amendment fails.  I propose replacing clause 4

The commission will have the power to set a flexible wage for the public works projects which is to be no lower than $7.35 an hour.

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Vote on this amendment to clause 4: The commission will have the power to set a flexible wage for the public works projects which is to be no lower than $7.35 an hour.

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Aye

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Would anyone abstaining care to explain exactly what they want to do with this bill?

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The wages I'm using for these amendments have only been slightly higher than the Nyman, D.C. wage.

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The amendment passes, vote on this one:

In section 1, replace "the population" with "heads of households" and add a section 5.  "Jobs created under this Act shall be available only to a head of household or to one spouse in a married couple, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986."

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Aye

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The amendment passes.

I'll leave 24 hours for anyone else to propose amendments if they wish.

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We are voting on final passage:

Atlasian Unemployment Bill

1. The Atlasian Government pledges to keep a goal of less than 5% of the head of households unemployed.
2. The Atlasian Government, to combat the problem of unemployment, will create Public Works projects.  A Public Works Commission will be formed to create jobs for the unemployed.
3. The Atlasian Government will provide tax incentives to small business owners who employ ten people or more in times of employment crisis.
4. The commission will have the power to set a flexible wage for the public works projects which is to be no lower than $7.35 an hour.
5. Jobs created under this Act shall be available only to a head of household or to one spouse in a married couple, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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Aye

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With a quorum of eight Senators, this bill has enough votes to pass.  Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

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With 4 ayes and 4 nays, the bill has tied.  The Vice President may now cast a tiebreaking vote.