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Bill: Executive Privatization Act of 2599
Details
Submitted by[?]: Justice League of Cildania
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: July 2600
Description[?]:
| Now that we have decommissioned the funding and departments for nationalized industries, it is time we change the law to reflect our nation's commitment to individualism and free enterprise. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 4
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 regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 5
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: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: 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.
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: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:00:48, July 01, 2008 CET | From |  Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Executive Privatization Act of 2599 |
| Message | Even though most prospects here are acceptable, we cannot agree with the full privatization of the health, education and post systems. |
| Date | 22:31:45, July 01, 2008 CET | From | Christian Action | To | Debating the Executive Privatization Act of 2599 |
| Message | As per Article One, Is the state defence corporation profitable? And if so, if said profits were being used to cover the shortfalls in the budget what proposals have the JLC prepared to counter potential treasury losses? |
| Date | 06:43:00, July 02, 2008 CET | From | Justice League of Cildania | To | Debating the Executive Privatization Act of 2599 |
| Message | Well well, look who's back. It'll be interesting to watch how the old blowhard and the new blowhard interact with each other. :) As with all government bureaus, the defense agency operated on a congressional budget. What revenue was generated from manufacturing or patent selling was cycled back into the agency, the costs of which always far outweighed income (no politician could justify such a program if the opposite was true). In this sense then the privatization of the industry could only be a boon to the marginal level of the treasury. However since all funding for such enterprises has been terminated, the argument is rather moot. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 115 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 47 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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