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Bill: Education Market Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Party
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 2563
Description[?]:
| An attempt to revitalise the economics of the state education system with several free market reforms. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
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 public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:45:05, April 16, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | Although we prefer Article I as it stands, the proposed change in policy is acceptable enough that our support for Article II is not overridden. We will support this bill. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 15:46:01, April 16, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | A complete alteration to this bill negates our previous statement. |
| Date | 15:47:14, April 16, 2008 CET | From | Radical Party | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | OOC: Sorry, we've decided to split some of our proposals between Bills, rather in one big 'Privatisation' bill. |
| Date | 15:52:23, April 16, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | Although we prefer Article III as it stands, the proposed change is fair enough that it does not negate our support for articles I and II. We will support this bill. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 19:19:17, April 16, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | We do not agree with one single proposal here. We vote against this bill. Vojislav Krkljus Head of RRP |
| Date | 20:11:30, April 16, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | Correction: the article we support as stands is article II regarding tuition |
| Date | 03:29:30, April 17, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | It seems to me as though this "liberal" coalition that supports socialist policies is turning to the capitalist and more centrist side. We personally understood that the Radical Party and the DCD were capitalist when it came to economic policy, but we didn't understand it meant totally turning to the democratic capitalist norm, and trying to privatize very key industries. We vote no, against the "liberal" coalition. Matt Hogan - Chairman of the Libertarian Socialist Demonstration |
| Date | 03:58:11, April 17, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | We fully expected and anticipated an impending treachery on the part of the LSD party. They are unfaithful to their own cause, as they cannot even settle on what their cause is. Their flip-flopping stances on unitarianism vs. federalism have long plagued this coalition with the burden of a wildly inconsistent and maverick faction, unwilling to cooperate or compromise with sister parties that provided the LSD with unwavering support, even in the face of bills we were not in complete consensus with. Let us speak for our coalition in no certain terms when we say we spit on your ignorant and misguided attacks against your liberal brethren whom have stayed true to their cause, even in the face of declining support in elections. Your party, by contrast, has wildly fluctuated on economic issues and negotiated behind closed doors with parties you have openly opposed, all in the interest of staying in power. We vote "yes" to remaining true to our doctrines and vote "no" to the power politicking of the LSD which has lead them to forfeit their supreme allegiance to the population of our great Republic of Telamon. It was naive, nay--stupidity, on the part of your party to think that our party would lobby for anything other than a democratic capitalist norm, as the words "democratic capitalist" are included in the very title of our party. If your party is one which believes that the nationalization of higher education is a necessity in order to provide better education or a more efficient system, then your party is one that is completely ignorant to the ways of a free market economy. In fact, your party has boasted a disgusting ignorance of the science of economics in general, evident in your failure to find consistency of any sort in your economic platform. Your party is a cancer not only to the liberal cause of this nation, but to this nation in general, as you support only your own bids for power. We hereby recognize the LSD only as an enemy of the state, an enemy of the people, and an enemy of liberty. From this day forth, we refuse to deal or negotiate with the LSD because of their unwillingness to fight for a common good. We strongly encourage not only our liberal partners, but our conservative partners as well, to accept the same unfortunate truth and refuse dealings with the treacherous fascists. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 10:26:21, April 17, 2008 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | Wise move. Wise move. Vojislav Krkljus Chairman of the RRP |
| Date | 15:22:49, April 17, 2008 CET | From | Radical Party | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | I would like to ask Matt Hogan of the LSD a question. What part of your voting history suggests liberatiarianism, and not socialism? I find this name an oxymoron, since libertarianism stresses laissez-faire capitalism, while socialism stresses the importance of state regulation. Your party's voting history only seems in line with the latter. Perhaps I can suggest your party change its name to the Socialist Demonstration? Or perhaps another suggestion - The Communist Party of Telamon? Let me just say, I would rather see a Pinochet than a Stalin in power, any day. Fieren Goldmark Finance Minister |
| Date | 17:05:18, April 17, 2008 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | The LSD has taken the Radical Party's advice, and we have become our true colors. Let Islam wash over this nation. |
| Date | 22:57:31, April 17, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Market Reform Act |
| Message | Your party and its rhetoric does not was this nation in the least. In fact, you soil it with your nonsense politics and desperate power gambits. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 195 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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