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Bill: Autonmist Reformation Act I
Details
Submitted by[?]: Autonomist Party of Solentia
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 2559
Description[?]:
| In a further effort to ensure the equality of every man, woman, and child within the borders of glorious Solentia, we, the ANF propose these changes. Those who oppose these changes oppose the rights and needs of our people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: 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.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 3
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 pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:28:25, April 08, 2008 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Autonmist Reformation Act I |
| Message | We will not see Solentia turned into a marxist welfare state. |
| Date | 21:07:22, April 08, 2008 CET | From | Autonomist Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Autonmist Reformation Act I |
| Message | I'm glad to hear your opinion. What exactly is a 'marxist welfare state?' |
| Date | 21:22:40, April 08, 2008 CET | From | Federal Republican Party | To | Debating the Autonmist Reformation Act I |
| Message | The Federal Republican Party can not endorse this measure. While we could easily support Article 3 and in the passed have seen to this law being changed. We could also consider Article 1 in this proposal however, Article 2 is simply unacceptable by any and all stretch of our platform. The Solentian government is not here to dictate and maintain our pharmaceutical industry as it applies to the citizens of Solentia. The right to health care is not a right, it is a luxury and with our economic state as it is we see absolutely no sense in subsidizing a free-market industry that would put the fat-hands of an already much too large government in every Solentian's home. Providing those of low-income and meager means with assistance is only humane but, to provide this luxury to all citizens; absolutely not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 304 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god." - Aristotle |