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Bill: Education Vouchers 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: April 2586
Description[?]:
| The ailing public schooling system is another monlith of a more socialistic and idealistic part of Telamon's past. It was established with the more communalistic in mind, yet Telamon has thrived under private reforms aimed at handing the reigns of government to the people, and detangling previously-moribund state institutions from the bureaucratic red tape. I propose this piece of legislation with the intent to maximise choice, add an element of competition into the schooling system which will make schools strive harder to achieve those higher grades, and those schools that are underperforming will simply vanish. This cuts down on government waste by funding schools that are not up to scratch. I strongly believe this reform will benefit the children of Telamon. Maria Snowdon Deputy Party Leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:20:40, June 02, 2008 CET | From |  Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Education Vouchers Act |
| Message | Any parents who are dissatisfied with public schools should feel free to move their children to private schools. Our party believes fervently that the availability and affordability of schools has a significant impact on the profitability of our economy, and therfore against the abolishment of public schooling. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 224 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 96 |
| Random fact: Particracy has 464 player slots. |
| Random quote: "Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society." - Franklin D. Roosevelt |