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Bill: The right to own property
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Peoples Revolutionary 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: February 2509
Description[?]:
| This is a basic freedom, if you can not own your own property then you can not own your own existance. It is proposed that Our people should be able to purchase thier own homes, they then will have the ability to gain equity and personal wealth while lesseing the tax burden by individuals covering the maintanance costs on thier properties. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:43:12, December 29, 2007 CET | From | The Federalist Party | To | Debating the The right to own property |
| Message | The Federalist Party fully supports this bill. |
| Date | 03:02:18, December 30, 2007 CET | From | Kaitite Movement | To | Debating the The right to own property |
| Message | The Prophet wonders what you mean by basic freedom, she cannot comprehend how you can own the land... Housing, though, is a different issue. We agree with the letter, if not the intent of this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 578 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 172 |
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