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Bill: Infrastructure Financing Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical 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: December 2569
Description[?]:
| The financing of infrastructure should attempt to meet a compromise between profitability and effiency. The current policy is overly-statist and does not account for the opportunities for the private sector to become involved in the process. This legislation would allow market reforms to the infrastructure sector. Fieren Goldmark Finance Minister |
Proposals
Article 1
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: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:16:20, May 01, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Infrastructure Financing Reform |
| Message | We don't really see the benefit to article IV, as matters of security are inherently a central government responsibility. Also we find Article I to be unlikable as it gives local governments the option to disenfranchise the lower-income bracket. However, we like articles II and III. We will support this bill and afterwards propose to rescind articles I and IV. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 261 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 199 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected." - Will Rogers |