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Bill: Infrastructure Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kalistan National 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: July 2608
Description[?]:
| To improve the infrastructure of Kalistan |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not 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: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: There is a single privately owned national TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:27:59, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | Too much private sector in this bill. Clean that up and we may be able to support it. |
| Date | 18:27:48, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Neo-Libertarian Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | Too much public sector in the bill. Clean that up and we may be able to support it. |
| Date | 19:13:24, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Soviet Communists Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | I can support only the 4th article. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 83 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 667 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
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