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Bill: All Power to the Soviets (Housing Reform) Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Tudeh Party of Quanzar
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 2122
Description[?]:
| As we seek the abolition of private property, the state should relinquish control of the most important form thereof: housing. The state should devolve housing responsibilities to the soviets in order to assume communal ownership of all housing. As such, we declare that: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:15:03, October 06, 2005 CET | From | NeoSocialist Party | To | Debating the All Power to the Soviets (Housing Reform) Act |
| Message | The point here is supply and demand. When we leave subsidies only for the poor we are helping the market through indirect income transfer. Yet if we let these benefits to reach richer people, we are going to have an enormous excess demand and we are going to have to cope with bigger costs. Yet I realize that no society can turn their back to their citizens even if it proves uneconomical, therefore let me say I agree with the proposal |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 401 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
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