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Bill: Rational Higher Tuition
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberty Party
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: February 2449
Description[?]:
| The State is sponsoring these students to complete their higher education, to make sure they are intelligent, competent workers who will earn an above average salary. Obviously, they'll be expected to pay back their debts to the state once it's within their realm of financial possibility. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:12:16, September 01, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Rational Higher Tuition |
| Message | Will either the Cavaliers or the RSFA provide a reason why the rich shouldn't repay their debts to the state? |
| Date | 12:55:30, September 02, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Trade Unionist Party | To | Debating the Rational Higher Tuition |
| Message | Education is a basic right. This way we ensure that no person is deterred from tertiary education by fear of having a uni loan hanging over their head for the next 10 years |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 79 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 157 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 149 |
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