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Bill: Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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: May 2613
Description[?]:
| An act to provide pharmaceutical drugs free to all citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:36:19, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | We currently provide free healthcare to all people, as we should. However, better than that is some preventative medicine. If we provide pharmaceuticals free of charge, less people will end up in the hospital. We save money, in effect by spending a little extra earlier. |
| Date | 05:50:00, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Hello Kitty Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | We are unsure. We cannot find the last time this has come up to review the debate. |
| Date | 14:29:04, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | We oppose. We need to begin the process of weening the people off of the government teet. |
| Date | 14:53:27, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | Well no, the reason for the government is to provide for its citizens where the market fails, and the market fails disastrously with healthcare. |
| Date | 14:54:03, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | One of a number of reasons, of course. |
| Date | 15:13:41, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | Only if you do not know how to manage it. |
| Date | 15:41:19, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | Academic studies disagree with you. One in particular suggested that it would be beneficial for one large country to move to state provided healthcare from their current private system, because it would save money. |
| Date | 16:40:46, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | You do realize the enormous cost that will be right? Especially if it is set up poorly. |
| Date | 16:43:54, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | It will save money by reducing the number of people who go into hospital and require urgent care. Preventative care is cheaper. |
| Date | 17:03:56, July 26, 2008 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Health (Pharmaceutical Drugs) Amendment Act |
| Message | *chuckles* |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 212 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 233 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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