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Bill: Health is wealth
Details
Submitted by[?]: NWO Social Democratic Party
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 2538
Description[?]:
| To set up a welfare state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:23:35, February 23, 2008 CET | From | NWO Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Health is wealth |
| Message | Why should anyone on any income not recive the best health care? I hope those in the cabinet vote yes and show what changes we can make together. |
| Date | 18:25:03, February 25, 2008 CET | From | Zoroastrian People's Party | To | Debating the Health is wealth |
| Message | It is our belief that the current system provides for the poor by making drugs and health care affordable. We also believe additional help should be provided by religious charities as they are closer to the people and better know their needs and desires. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 332 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 244 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 173 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not implement nation renaming requests where the proposed name does not comply with the requirements set out in the Nation Renaming Guide: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6364 |
| Random quote: "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." - Martin Luther King Jr. |