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Bill: Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Supporters of Science in Design (IP)
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 2595
Description[?]:
We want a highly educated future workforce, so we will be covering the costs of education, and lowering other costs students face by lowering taxes. To pay for this we will no longer subsidize all phone lines, and will no longer enforce the anti-discrimination regulation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 2
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 5
Current: 25
Proposed: 0
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 03:57:03, June 20, 2008 CET | From | Silly Hats Party | To | Debating the Education Act |
Message | The SDP agrees with the proposals except for the tax cuts. Cutting these taxes will wipe about a third off of government reciepts - more than can be saved just by stopping subsidies of one thing, yet fully subsudising another. Without these taxes our government would be crippled by lack of funds. The cutting of the fankly low tax rates makes no economic sense, and so the SDP will vote against thier lowering, in the interests of the people. If the other proposals were presented seperate to the tax cuts, the SDP would support this bill. |
Date | 06:14:14, June 20, 2008 CET | From | National Labor Party | To | Debating the Education Act |
Message | Malivia Left could only agree to Article 4 and 6. We do not agree with the proposed tax cuts. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 40 | ||
no |
Total Seats: 54 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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