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Bill: Health Deregulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front
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: October 2497
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:54:58, December 04, 2007 CET | From |  Démocrates de la Gauche | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | I think when you use that term you should use socialism lightly, there really isn't too much good you've provided yourself. |
| Date | 17:27:34, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | The CUF has always stood against the creeping threat of socialism. |
| Date | 19:07:41, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Jelbanian Party-D.L.J.-D.L.F | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | and we, the socialist devils, have always support his terrific tentacles...so we strongly oppose |
| Date | 19:36:20, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Démocrates de la Gauche | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | I think your a greater threat to Jelbania than socialism. |
| Date | 21:30:23, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | A message from President Laurent Ricard: "We support these proposals by CUF. But we do not support the demonization of socialism. Parties that may support these policies also may not even be "socialist" - just look to the Progressive Federalists. Also, UCC is not of the belief that socialism is evil or a scourge on our nation. It is a legitimate ideology, however it is not one we espouse. We all are working toward the freedom and security of the Jelbanian people, we just hope to achieve that through different ways. We should be able to disagree on public policies with these political attacks." |
| Date | 21:49:52, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Social Liberal Party - D.L.J. | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | We support the current policies |
| Date | 22:28:06, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | Mr. President: We understand your viewpoint, however we refuse to consider socialism as a legitimate political ideaology. The basis of socialism rests on principles of tyranny against the personal liberties of an individual. A socialist government is always an evil government, because it purports to say what the people want and what they need. A socialist government takes away their freedom of choice and induces them to obey what some politician thinks to be the "best for society". The fact that this ideaology has gained so much support alarms us and induces us to be more forceful in refuting its creeping onset. However, for the benefit of appearances we shall change the name of this act to be something less politically unsavory as a sign of good faith to the UCC. |
| Date | 22:33:05, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | We appreciate CUF changing the title of this bill. Please keep in mind that the Socialist Jelbanian Party are democratic socialists and not advocates of some kind of Communist Superstate dictatorship with all the power in a small party committee. |
| Date | 23:10:55, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Revolutionary Constit'nal United Front | To | Debating the Health Deregulation Act |
| Message | We are aware that there is a spectrum of socialism, but frankly we believe that moderate socialism is the first step in a foot-in-the-door approach. A slippery slope if you will. The principles of utilitarian socialism are what we are against, for those principles logically lead to a "communist superstate" if you will. No matter how moderate the practical approach, we do not believe an ideaology founded on subjugating personal liberties to what the government percieves to be the "best interest of society as a whole" can be anything other than inherently evil. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 282 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 219 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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