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« on: March 14, 2005, 11:08:41 PM »
This is the first of two bills that are intended to split up the Fair Wage and Community Revitalization Act.  The next will be coming in roughly half a minute, after the anti-flood trigger gets reset.

From the original bill, since the last amendment on which voting halted:

The Fair Wage Act

§ 1. The federal minimum wage of Atlasia shall be increased by $0.50 per hour over the next two years, until it reaches the level of $6.15/hour.

As an amendment was proposed in the other thread, it carries over into this one.  The amendment is as follows:

A new section, Section 2, shall be added, and its text shall be as follows:

§ 2. If at any time within the next 3 years, either one of these two things occur...

1. Three consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, as reported by the Commerce Department.

2. Unemployment numbers grow above 7% for three consecutive quarters, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The minimum wage increase proposed in Clause 1 will be reduced by $0.15/hour every quarter, but shall not be reduced to less than $5.50/hour.  This will continue until either the minimun wage becomes $5.50/hour or until economic GDP growth resumes or the unemployment rate drops.

I hereby open voting on this amendment.

All senators in favor, vote "aye"; all against, vote "nay".

Oh, and debate was also implicitly opened on this bill.
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Sam Spade
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2005, 11:20:40 PM »
Even though it's ridiculous in the description of negative growth...

Aye.
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2005, 11:37:55 PM »
I vote Nay on Section II.
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2005, 01:06:28 AM »
I vote nay on the amendment.
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2005, 01:30:02 AM »
Yea on the amendment.
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2005, 02:50:04 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2005, 04:28:30 PM »
Aye

It's better than nothing.
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2005, 08:27:44 PM »
Aye.

It's not perfect, but then nothing is. Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2005, 09:35:22 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2005, 09:42:28 PM »

Senator Naso is now clearly becoming a Ted Kennedy/liberal RINO before our very own eyes. (aside to the crowd)
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2005, 10:07:55 PM »
Quote from: Senator Sam Spade on March 15, 2005, 09:42:28 PM

Senator Naso is now clearly becoming a Ted Kennedy/liberal RINO before our very own eyes. (aside to the crowd)

it's ridiculous in the description of negative growth... Smiley
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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2005, 11:16:19 PM »
« Edited: March 15, 2005, 11:18:39 PM by Senator Sam Spade »
Quote from: Senator Naso on March 15, 2005, 10:07:55 PM
Quote from: Senator Sam Spade on March 15, 2005, 09:42:28 PM

Senator Naso is now clearly becoming a Ted Kennedy/liberal RINO before our very own eyes. (aside to the crowd)

it's ridiculous in the description of negative growth... Smiley

So why did you vote against my amendment earlier?

Clause 4
If at any time within the next 3 years, either one of these two things occur...

1. Two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, as reported by the Commerce Department.

2. Unemployment numbers grow above 7% for two consecutive quarters, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The minimum wage increase proposed in Clause 1 will become null and void and the minimum wage will return to its present level of $5.15/hr.
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« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2005, 12:07:16 AM »
Aye
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« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2005, 12:24:02 AM »
5 in favor to 4 against, waiting on Blerpiez.
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« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2005, 02:07:47 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2005, 11:17:59 PM »
Guess our VP is going to have to break the tiebreak here.

Thanks, "Senator" Naso for showing your true colors.
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« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2005, 11:46:29 PM »
Naso is a liberal!
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« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2005, 01:58:54 AM »
Okay, we now have five in favor to five against, so if Mr. Vice President could please cast the deciding vote...
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« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2005, 04:31:14 PM »
Aye.
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« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2005, 05:13:23 PM »
Okay, with the Vice President casting his tie-breaking vote in favor, I hereby declare the amendment to have passed.

Senators have 24 hours to do anything else on this bill (or start debate back up); if nothing happens in that time period, the bill itself will go up for a vote.
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« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2005, 05:48:03 PM »
« Edited: March 18, 2005, 05:51:27 PM by Senator Gabu, PPT »
Aaaand... the 24 period is up.

Here's the bill in its final state:

The Fair Wage Act

§ 1. The federal minimum wage of Atlasia shall be increased by $0.50 per hour over the next two years, until it reaches the level of $6.15/hour.

§ 2. If at any time within the next 3 years, either one of these two things occur...

1. Three consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, as reported by the Commerce Department.

2. Unemployment numbers grow above 7% for three consecutive quarters, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The minimum wage increase proposed in Clause 1 will be reduced by $0.15/hour every quarter, but shall not be reduced to less than $5.50/hour.  This will continue until either the minimun wage becomes $5.50/hour or until economic GDP growth resumes or the unemployment rate drops.

I hereby open voting on this bill.

All senators in favor, vote "yea"; all against, vote "nay".

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Yea.
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« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2005, 05:50:36 PM »
Yea.
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« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2005, 05:51:49 PM »
Yea
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« Reply #23 on: March 18, 2005, 05:55:56 PM »
Nay
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« Reply #24 on: March 18, 2005, 05:56:32 PM »
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