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Bill: Pharmaceutical Drugs Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Work-Shy Elements
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: November 2117
Description[?]:
| To deny the right of life and healthcare by charging for the drugs used to cure and prevent illness is appalling. Rich or poor these vital medicines must be freely available to all. Subsidising drugs for low income families is a half hearted approach, fully subsidising for low income families is unfair to others. This approach is fair and responsible. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:06:20, September 26, 2005 CET | From | Alderdath Lebrali Demkratti | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | agreed |
| Date | 18:07:58, September 26, 2005 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | supported. Besides, we have a free healthcare system already, it would be hypocritical of us not to do this as well. |
| Date | 22:23:59, September 26, 2005 CET | From | Radical Greens | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | Sounds good in theory but not sure how much it will cost us!! |
| Date | 05:33:21, September 27, 2005 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | We won't support this no matter what, but may we still suggest that the government not pay for *ALL* citizens' drugs? Some people can afford drugs on their own. It is not efficient to tax an indivual then pay his bills for him. The government is better off allowing these individuals to pay their own bills. Tax revenue could then be used to pay the bills of those who could not otherwise afford certain goods and services, like pharmaceutical drugs. We do not support any form of governmental healthcare, but if the government is to involve itself then let it do so responsibly. There is no reason for the government to buy drugs for those who can afford to buy them without the government's help. We recommend the following proposal: "The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes" |
| Date | 08:10:40, September 27, 2005 CET | From | Radical Greens | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | I tend to agree with the Free Market Party as it doen't seem like sound economic practice. |
| Date | 13:18:38, September 27, 2005 CET | From | Party of Evil | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Drugs Act |
| Message | We also agree with FMP; this proposal is unfair to the government and will actually increase the tax burden on the people of Kundrati. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 190 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 115 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." - Josef Stalin |