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Bill: Privatisation Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Kafuristan
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: July 2524
Description[?]:
| Enough of this wishy-washy socialist economy. Back to the good old days when men owned their own buinesses. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: The government makes no provision for civil defence.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: No gated communities are allowed.
Current: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 12
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 introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions are illegal.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with the funding to operate museums.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 21
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 and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 22
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 user-pays.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:00:13, January 29, 2008 CET | From | The Kuchifey Liberation Party (KLC) | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 15:03:47, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Wait til I'm finished damnit |
| Date | 15:03:59, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | =] |
| Date | 20:49:54, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Royalist Party of Islam | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Can we not all agree on a reasonable compromise between a communist revolution and a corporate police state? |
| Date | 20:55:08, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | What's wrong with a communist revolution? |
| Date | 21:11:55, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Ancient Arabic Order of the Shrine [KRC] | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Yes, I agree with the KRP. Though we agree with some of these, we do not believe in others. Such as ALL unions being illegal. Or ALL strikes being illegal. |
| Date | 21:40:41, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Or leave it that way and enjoy the game...? |
| Date | 22:33:57, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Ancient Arabic Order of the Shrine [KRC] | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | We're going to abstain on this one. |
| Date | 22:38:54, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Republican Party of Kafuristan (KRC) | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Some of it we disagree with, while some we disagree with. We're abstaining too. |
| Date | 22:46:38, January 29, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | As well. |
| Date | 18:17:35, January 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | I am sorry; I just can't vote for it since I am against the following proposals: 2,3,7,8,9,10,11,15,16,18,19,20,22,25 |
| Date | 18:35:41, January 30, 2008 CET | From | The Kuchifey Liberation Party (KLC) | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | 357-121 |
| Date | 18:36:23, January 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Suddenly changed your mind? |
| Date | 19:04:55, January 30, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | Dear god... damn socialists |
| Date | 19:19:23, January 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | We are not socialists, but we do not want to turn our fine nation into a corporate bordello... |
| Date | 02:13:54, January 31, 2008 CET | From | Ancient Arabic Order of the Shrine [KRC] | To | Debating the Privatisation Bill |
| Message | I agree with the LUP. We want a bit of government because there ARE bad people out there that would take advantage of the freedoms that this bill provides. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 357 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 237 |
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