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Bill: Whig Act XVI
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Democrats
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2412
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes strict border control on visitors, with intensive security checks, to maintain law and order.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:54:41, May 31, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Whig Act XVI |
| Message | that is an inherintly evil bill. |
| Date | 14:30:57, May 31, 2007 CET | From | Free Democrats | To | Debating the Whig Act XVI |
| Message | And why is that? |
| Date | 04:52:12, June 04, 2007 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Whig Act XVI |
| Message | Because he said so. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 85 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 115 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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