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Bill: Pharmaceuticals Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Anti-Communist Front
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: March 2583
Description[?]:
| We wish to restore a competitive market in pharmaceuticals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government does not subsidize research and development of prescription drugs but regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:27:57, May 27, 2008 CET | From | Soviet Party (Trotskyist) | To | Debating the Pharmaceuticals Reform |
| Message | If this bill passes, poor people will not be able to afford drugs. Some people need those to stay alive. |
| Date | 18:05:05, May 27, 2008 CET | From | National Anti-Communist Front | To | Debating the Pharmaceuticals Reform |
| Message | Generic drugs will still be an option, and we already subsidize drugs for people on low incomes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 336 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 164 |
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