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Bill: Universal Healthcare Act (2127)
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Democratic 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 2128
Description[?]:
| We have a huge surplus and our budget proposal also allocated more funds for health and social services so we can afford to give free healthcare. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:30:42, October 18, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Republic Party | To | Debating the Universal Healthcare Act (2127) |
| Message | i agree there should be public health care system nothing of that private garbage |
| Date | 01:18:38, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Nationalist Democratic Faction | To | Debating the Universal Healthcare Act (2127) |
| Message | I disagree, there should be free public healthcare, but people should have the option of private, if they desire it. |
| Date | 01:19:07, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Nationalist Democratic Faction | To | Debating the Universal Healthcare Act (2127) |
| Message | The current piece is perfect |
| Date | 02:47:11, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Universal Healthcare Act (2127) |
| Message | People who can afford it should be allowed private health care, it also saves us money if they do that. |
| Date | 03:31:23, October 19, 2005 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the Universal Healthcare Act (2127) |
| Message | Absolutely not. I will not subject this nation's citizens to poor healthcare with no private sector should the budget swing downward. Against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 115 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 151 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 135 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise, what is there to defend?" - Robert Redford |