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Bill: General Bill 2570
Details
Submitted by[?]: First Party Of Hobrazia
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: January 2571
Description[?]:
| To help improve the lives of the people of hobrazia |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome but no financial aid is given to them.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:26:47, May 03, 2008 CET | From |  We Say So! Party | To | Debating the General Bill 2570 |
| Message | We could've supported many of these articles, however the inclusion of article 1 forces us to vote against even though it will make no difference to the outcome. We are, however, extremely concerned at the FPoH's willingness to sell vital national assets to the highest bidder and have the power supply of this entire nation under the control of a private company which has no other allegiance but to profit and shareholders rather than the people of this nation. |
| Date | 04:11:29, May 03, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Nationalist Party | To | Debating the General Bill 2570 |
| Message | The CNP believes that virtually all industries, utilities, and other essential services belong in the hands of the private sector. It is the drive for profit that creates a much more streamlined and efficient system of operations in these areas, as opposed to the relatively inefficient characteristics of the typical bureaucratic system set up by government management. One point of concern that we do have on Article One, however, is the fact that the entire power utility industry will be owned by one company, taking away the potential for healthy competition in a market economy. We would recommend that Article One be amended to a format in which the power utility be owned by multiple private companies. However, taking into consideration the vast improvement that this bill offers, we will be supporting it. |
| Date | 11:19:57, May 03, 2008 CET | From | First Party Of Hobrazia | To | Debating the General Bill 2570 |
| Message | We can understand the concerns of the WSSP however we believe that this will benefit Hobrazia. The reason for a single company is if the move looks like it will fail and the people get harmed we can renationalise the industry, this is the warning that will go out to the future owner, that if they fail and begin in our eyes to take advantage then we will simply take it over again |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 228 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 116 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 56 |
| Random fact: If there are no parties in your nation with seats, feel free to visit the forum and request an early election on the Early Election Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4362 |
| Random quote: "In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air." - Changing Times magazine |