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Bill: Environment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sekowan Revolutionary Democratic League
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: September 2486
Description[?]:
| A vital move to encourage the end of a car based transport system |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:00:54, November 13, 2007 CET | From |  帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Environment Bill |
| Message | We vote yes on this, as public transport should be free. |
| Date | 03:30:53, November 14, 2007 CET | From | Independence Coalition | To | Debating the Environment Bill |
| Message | Government subsidies do nothing but create stagnant industries that would otherwise fail on their own due to lack of demand. No. |
| Date | 03:44:14, November 14, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary State Socialist Party | To | Debating the Environment Bill |
| Message | It isn't supporting failing industries it is supporting ones that are used, so it is cheeper for the populace. |
| Date | 07:47:48, November 14, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Environment Bill |
| Message | The subsidies are'nt going to the industries, it is in affect just changing who pays for the ride. |
| Date | 21:20:18, November 14, 2007 CET | From | Independence Coalition | To | Debating the Environment Bill |
| Message | If the DSP would like to look at the individual side instead of the corporate side, we see no reason why a person should pay for his/her neighbor to use public transportation, and that is exactly what this bill would do, allocating taxes paid by everybody to pay for a service that is only used by a few. If our neighbors choose to take public transportation, we would just as soon have them pay for it themselves. USMC: If the industries are used they will expand creating more more supply reducing demand and thereby reducing price. In addition, if the government subsidizes an industry which only a few use to in order to reduce the price, what next? Government subsidies of consumer goods and luxuries? |
| Date | 22:03:50, November 14, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Environment Bill |
| Message | Public transport is hardly used by only a few. In fact roughly 40% of the country (based on society and distribution) use it, and the majority of urbanites use it. Indeed those who solely use private transport our in the minority. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 353 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 397 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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