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Bill: Educational Responsibility
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tuesday Is Coming
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: June 2101
Description[?]:
| Schools shall no longer be publicly funded. Each family shall be expected to pay for their own education. Loans shall be provided instead of subidies. When earnings reach a level equal to the GDP per capita, interest shall begin to accrue at the prime rate. Principle may be paid at any time, interest payments shall be added to the tax bill. (Slight modifications...For obvious reasons) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
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 | 16:56:19, August 23, 2005 CET | From | Royal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Educational Responsibility |
| Message | I am able to support Articles One and Two. However I think the abolition of the voucher system is just going a bit too far. |
| Date | 19:22:21, August 23, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Educational Responsibility |
| Message | So all the words about faith in vouchers were a lie? |
| Date | 00:22:54, August 24, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Educational Responsibility |
| Message | Opposed TiC. The state has a responsibility to provide the social conditions within which commerce can thrive. Thisd includes a basic levelk of education for those that want it. We oppose using tax payers money to pay for higher educationinstitutions, but this does not mean that the government can not maintain such institutions if they are funded in other ways: student loans, sponsorship programs, iuntellectual property sales or leases, patent licensing revenue etc. ((You are an American and are used to paying for college. However the USA is almost unique in this, and the quality of its graduates leaves a lot to be desired. Most countries have state run universities and private ones, with the private ones having to be better than the state ones to attract paying students. This is about the cheapest way of ensuring standards that exists.)) |
| Date | 03:31:14, August 24, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Educational Responsibility |
| Message | "So all the words about faith in vouchers were a lie?" No, vouchers are a policy which I am willing to accept. It has many advantages, and overcomes some problems. However, official TiC policy opposes all taxation not spent on national defense, local police, and the judicial. I have always adopted the moderate voucher option at the request of the ASP. However, if some parties would attempt to accuse us of inflexibility, they should be aware that we have already bent on many issues. "Opposed TiC. The state has a responsibility to provide the social conditions within which commerce can thrive. Thisd includes a basic levelk of education for those that want it. " I know you would oppose this. We have very similar political beliefs, but not exactly the same. I believe that commerce should not be a concern of the government. I know that this is a bit of an extremist policy, which is why I usually allow minor subsidies where needed to pass legislation. |
| Date | 04:44:49, August 25, 2005 CET | From | Royal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Educational Responsibility |
| Message | I support the system of loans |
| Date | 17:24:27, August 25, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Educational Responsibility |
| Message | We likewise support loans for higher education only. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 156 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 119 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
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