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Bill: Shelters Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberty Organization
Status[?]: passed
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: September 2427
Description[?]:
| I think those of us in sound mind will agree this can be provided more efficiently by the private sector. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:15:30, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Shelters Bill |
| Message | "The network of shelters is an unnecessary system, seeing as how Keymon has never been invaded by a foreign power. For the purposes of hurricane prevention and protection, the shelter program should be redesigned, not abolished." -- Lain Keymon |
| Date | 19:24:37, July 09, 2007 CET | From | The Liberty Organization | To | Debating the Shelters Bill |
| Message | "This bill does not address the necessity of shelters, nor their primary purpose, but rather who should be responsible for their provision. Not everyone would like to spend their income toward these shelters which they may or may not feel necessary. Further, private contractors will be better able to provide a range of choices to consumers of these safeguards. Allowing competition in this market instead of a governmental monopoly will mean lower prices and better products offered to the consumer." Abby Jenks |
| Date | 22:57:27, July 09, 2007 CET | From | Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Shelters Bill |
| Message | "Ms Jenks, certainly the private sector could build shelters if they wished to do so. But why would they? It is not economically feasible to add shelters to every building or even to most buildings, and competition by its very nature would reward contractors who sold the best buildings for the least cost. Disincluding the required shelters would necessarily result in a building with a more optimal use of space and lower cost, thus driving shelter-producing contractors out of the market. This is a case where government intervention is not only smart, but also the only way we can realistically obtain shelters. Perhaps a law that mandated shelters but left it to the private sector how they be built would be smarter." -- Lain Keymon |
| Date | 01:23:33, July 10, 2007 CET | From | The Liberty Organization | To | Debating the Shelters Bill |
| Message | "There are different levels of service for these shelters. Some will choose to have a shelter just for their immediate family, while other may prefer a community based shelters. I see no reason why either of these options must be included in the original construction of a property. They may be added at a later date seperate from the main structure's foundation with little loss in effectiveness. And there will be plenty of reasonable people who will decide that they do not need to invest in a shelter. Such people would always be better off under the proposed legal framework." Abby Jenks |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 86 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 30 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 4 |
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