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Bill: Improving our Public Transport
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
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: January 2527
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:18:40, February 03, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Improving our Public Transport |
| Message | Free transport for the proletariat! |
| Date | 13:23:40, February 03, 2008 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Improving our Public Transport |
| Message | We aren't suggesting removing public subsidy for use of the transport; using public transport will still be free for the end user, but the operating costs will be managed by the private sector. |
| Date | 13:32:17, February 03, 2008 CET | From | PFL Irish Party | To | Debating the Improving our Public Transport |
| Message | We're voting no, and would prefer to see "The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOC's" |
| Date | 13:34:44, February 03, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Improving our Public Transport |
| Message | The bourgueoise won't give free transport. The government and the local governments should control everything. |
| Date | 14:28:56, February 03, 2008 CET | From | Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Improving our Public Transport |
| Message | There currently IS free transport, and this bill doesn't change that. http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewvariable.php?variable=PUBLIC_TRANSPORT_FUNDING http://80.237.164.51/particracy/main/viewvariables.php?nationid=17 |
| Date | 15:42:51, February 03, 2008 CET | From | General Confederation of Labour | To | Debating the Improving our Public Transport |
| Message | So we have to give the corporations money to do something we could do for free... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 185 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 369 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 112 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost." - Aristotle |