Lake Pahoe
28-11-2005, 03:44
Our nation would like to submit the following proposal for feedback, opinions, and corrections. In particular, input would be appreciated on the following subjects:
1. If necessary, a way to adapt the following to similar legislations in member states, such as prior minimum wage laws, to avoid countries using it to lower their standards.
2. A way to replace or rephrase point III. which should not be necessary, and was for the most part taken from another resolution, for lack of an alternative.
3. Comments on the feasability of such a proposal, and ways to adapt it if needed, hopefully not tainted by too much hostile ideology, which it will most likely face greatly once suggested to the UN itself.
We welcome input on this thread or by telegram.
Membrake, first secretary of the Socialist Party
United Socialist States of Lake Pahoe.
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The United Nations,
RECOGNIZING that the world produces enough wealth to suppress once and for all hunger, poverty and misery,
REALIZING that local legislations have not been able to face the challenge of providing a decent living to their less priviledged citizens,
CONSIDERING that millions die of hunger, thirst or poverty even in the most thriving economies,
REALIZING that countries with large disparities between wages are more responsible than others for this problem,
DEFINING the following notions:
"Universal Wage" as the average of minimum wages in all member
countries that have adopted such a legislation, adapted if needed
to a duration of one year, following local legislations concerning
work duration.
"Income disparity" of a country as the total of differences between
salaries and the average wage in a country (the Average Deviation
between wages, times the population of the country, in statistical
terms).
"Total disparity" as the sum of income disparities in all member
countries.
"Total population" as the sum of the population in every country member
to the UN.
NOTE (1): People with no income, retired, or underage, are also included when calculating the above income disparity.
NOTE (2): Calculations performed above are made using a virtual currency, which is calculated again every year, and does not have any value in itself.
NOTE (3): The four values above will be calculated again every year to adjust for variations in populations, wages, and in the currency market.
The members of the United Nations agree to abide to the following:
I. Each country will receive from the United Nations a subvention equal to their population times the Universal wage as defined above, on the condition that they initiate a minimum subsistance wage for every citizen, regardless of employment, age or any other consideration, equal or superior to said Universal wage.
II. To make the above possible, each country agrees to participate to the UN budget every year to a degree proportional to their impact on total disparity and the required sum, as such:
((Income disparity)/(Total disparity))*(Universal Wage)*(Total Population)
III. If a nation does not comply with I. or II., UN members are free to impose trade sanctions on the offending nation, except for sanctions previously banned by the UN, until the nation comes into compliance.
1. If necessary, a way to adapt the following to similar legislations in member states, such as prior minimum wage laws, to avoid countries using it to lower their standards.
2. A way to replace or rephrase point III. which should not be necessary, and was for the most part taken from another resolution, for lack of an alternative.
3. Comments on the feasability of such a proposal, and ways to adapt it if needed, hopefully not tainted by too much hostile ideology, which it will most likely face greatly once suggested to the UN itself.
We welcome input on this thread or by telegram.
Membrake, first secretary of the Socialist Party
United Socialist States of Lake Pahoe.
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The United Nations,
RECOGNIZING that the world produces enough wealth to suppress once and for all hunger, poverty and misery,
REALIZING that local legislations have not been able to face the challenge of providing a decent living to their less priviledged citizens,
CONSIDERING that millions die of hunger, thirst or poverty even in the most thriving economies,
REALIZING that countries with large disparities between wages are more responsible than others for this problem,
DEFINING the following notions:
"Universal Wage" as the average of minimum wages in all member
countries that have adopted such a legislation, adapted if needed
to a duration of one year, following local legislations concerning
work duration.
"Income disparity" of a country as the total of differences between
salaries and the average wage in a country (the Average Deviation
between wages, times the population of the country, in statistical
terms).
"Total disparity" as the sum of income disparities in all member
countries.
"Total population" as the sum of the population in every country member
to the UN.
NOTE (1): People with no income, retired, or underage, are also included when calculating the above income disparity.
NOTE (2): Calculations performed above are made using a virtual currency, which is calculated again every year, and does not have any value in itself.
NOTE (3): The four values above will be calculated again every year to adjust for variations in populations, wages, and in the currency market.
The members of the United Nations agree to abide to the following:
I. Each country will receive from the United Nations a subvention equal to their population times the Universal wage as defined above, on the condition that they initiate a minimum subsistance wage for every citizen, regardless of employment, age or any other consideration, equal or superior to said Universal wage.
II. To make the above possible, each country agrees to participate to the UN budget every year to a degree proportional to their impact on total disparity and the required sum, as such:
((Income disparity)/(Total disparity))*(Universal Wage)*(Total Population)
III. If a nation does not comply with I. or II., UN members are free to impose trade sanctions on the offending nation, except for sanctions previously banned by the UN, until the nation comes into compliance.