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Bill: Education Opportunity Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sojuz Ljudej (People's Union)
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: February 2117
Description[?]:
| Allowing for the poorer residents of this nation to have the opportunity to attend a free public school if they wish to do so. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:10:33, September 26, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Education Opportunity Act |
| Message | This is a terrible idea. This proposal will force poorer residents to send their kids to the bad public schools, while wealthy parents will still send their kids to the good private schools. Imagine that a cheap private school costs TRA3000 per year, a mid-range private school costs TRA4500 per year and a highend school costs TRA6000 per year. Vouchers are currently issued with a cash equivalence of TRA3000. If the parent wants to send their kid to a mid-range school, it costs here TRA1500 per year. In your example, if the parent wants to send their kid to escape the public system and go to a mid-range private school, it will cost her TRA4500. Rich people can afford this additional cost, but poorer parents cannot, which is why poor kids will end up in crappy public schools and rich kids in better private schools. |
| Date | 07:23:05, September 26, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Education Opportunity Act |
| Message | Agree |
| Date | 20:41:16, September 26, 2005 CET | From | Radical Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Opportunity Act |
| Message | Public schools toughen them up! Anyway...I'll vote no... |
| Date | 22:32:23, September 26, 2005 CET | From | People's Equality Party Of Trigunia | To | Debating the Education Opportunity Act |
| Message | Orange party, I've been up this road before, so don't be frustrated.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 125 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 430 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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