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Bill: Affordable College Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Political 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: June 2124
Description[?]:
| This bill is put in place to make the lives of our nations tertiary level students a bit easier. To establish a demonstration program to support college and university communities that wish to expand their book store services and savings for students through the creation of course material rental programs. Through this system the government buys the books and rent them out. Students generally will pay much less and a burden will be lift. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 17
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:42:55, October 10, 2005 CET | From | Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Affordable College Act |
| Message | I don't understand the link between the preamble and the proposals ... |
| Date | 07:20:51, October 10, 2005 CET | From | Aldurian Communist Party | To | Debating the Affordable College Act |
| Message | The government already fully subsidises tertiary education. Students' books are already paid for by the state. |
| Date | 01:05:06, October 11, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Front | To | Debating the Affordable College Act |
| Message | Agreeing with the SLP : nor do we... |
| Date | 03:22:49, October 11, 2005 CET | From | Republican Party of Aldurian | To | Debating the Affordable College Act |
| Message | i really don't understand why you are talking about more money to book stores when the bill regards raising the age of those made to go to school. |
| Date | 06:37:19, October 11, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Front | To | Debating the Affordable College Act |
| Message | Agreed But the idea that one should go to school until the adult age makes some sense, does it not? Please align the description with the proposal. We shall consider it. |
| Date | 03:37:17, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Affordable College Act |
| Message | I think that a person of 17 years old is able to decide what is good for her or him in the field of eduation. We are for school gratuity at all level, however the Social Liberals is opposed to the idea of forced instruction. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 300 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
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