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Bill: Privitisation Bill 2491
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
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: October 2492
Description[?]:
For the devlopment and freedom of the Global, Terran and Solentian Market. Free the Industries; Vote CMP. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 17:03:00, November 26, 2007 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Privitisation Bill 2491 |
Message | Is there any wiggle room regarding articles 4 and 5 for support of this bill? Sen Nacht. |
Date | 21:13:54, November 26, 2007 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Privitisation Bill 2491 |
Message | That depends exactly on what the RadNats have in mind. The Media, like all industries, belongs to the people, and should thus be not in the hands of the state, but the people. As for Education, we feel that Solentia's schooling system is LONG overdue a rehaul, and Privitisation is the best proven way to modernise the institution. It has been statistically proven that Private schools gain better results than Public ones. The best move we, as a nation can move, to utilise that knowledge and allow everyone that opportinity. Disadvantages children have of course been given the chance to recieve such education, should their residual houshold imcome be less that £30,589. The Lady Amanda Beauchamp, CMP President, Former Prime Minister. |
Date | 18:49:18, November 27, 2007 CET | From | Solentian People Party | To | Debating the Privitisation Bill 2491 |
Message | We are a party which agrees with privateisation. We welcome the reforms in which the CMP have brought forward and will back them. Baroness Deirdre Wessex, Supreme President |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 198 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 207 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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