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Bill: Energy Regulation - Help the poor
Details
Submitted by[?]: Irish 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: May 2481
Description[?]:
| To change the legislation from "Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations." to "Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income." Everyone needs electricity, it's a basic necessity of life. We need to ensure everyone gets it, whether they can afford it or not. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:02:48, October 30, 2007 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | "Those not in the financial situation too waste electricity should use it sparingly. The genuinely poor will be catered to by private charity, friends and family, things which socialism tends to forget." ~Grace Alter, Directory Member |
| Date | 09:46:11, October 30, 2007 CET | From | Konservativa Respublikano Parti | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | And the thing that politicians in high office seem to forget is that it's not just one person that's poor in those areas, it's a whole community. If you're not willing to help those people who elected you, are you truly a representative of them? |
| Date | 12:12:18, October 30, 2007 CET | From | Irish Party | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | So is the Rald Party for or against? Too many people are poor for economic reasons in their community, rather than through their own choice. These people still need heating and refrigerators. Without these we're putting their health at serious risk. |
| Date | 13:21:11, October 30, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Army Left Movement | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | CP give you full support |
| Date | 17:36:33, October 30, 2007 CET | From | National Authoritarian Movement | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | "While we support aid for poor people in general, we cannot agree to this law for one reason: We think this can lead to a widespread abuse when non-poor people will use the electricity of the poor, or poor people lease their power outlets to others." |
| Date | 00:04:30, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Irish Party | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | Yes there is a possibility of this happening, HOWEVER I firmly believe that this is not going to be 'widespread' abuse, it will be very minimal. The advantages of this bill will far outweight the disadvatages. This is why voting against it would be a mistake. |
| Date | 06:31:24, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | "Yes, we'd be inclined to agree with the argument of poor communities creating poor people. It wasn't always that way though. Welfare and the public sector has turned people in members of collectives, dependent on each other and social welfare. The Liberty Party firmly believes in individualism. This bill has no place in our future for Zardugal." ~Grace Alter |
| Date | 01:44:13, November 04, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Party | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | This is one place where I have to disagree with the liberty party and I vote yes on this bill. Providing electricity to the poor allows them to progress further in society |
| Date | 08:51:33, November 04, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Energy Regulation - Help the poor |
| Message | "I don't see how making them dependent on social welfare allows them to progress, but I respect your opinion none the less." ~Grace Alter |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 289 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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