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Bill: Provisional Education Policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical 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 2609
Description[?]:
| Due to the unpopularity of the scheme which involves no subsidisation, the Radical Party have compromised to a provisional solution to the problem of tax waste and grade inflation by adopting a policy of means tested loans. This way the government will receive somer revenue, and the taxpayer will not be as hindered. There is also enough competition to ensure students will not waste government money. Sylvia Hirst Education and Culture Minister |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:08:37, July 20, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Provisional Education Policy |
| Message | We respect the efforts of Ms. Hirst, but would suggest to her that she did not choose a particularly appropriate situation to attempt compromise. Daunte Woodson Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 192 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 309 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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