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Bill: Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Imperial Hobrazian Front
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: June 2760
Description[?]:
| Angela Garner, Minister of Health and Social Services, has compiled a list of measures that would greatly benefit Hobrazia during these times of economic hardship: Provision I: Due to the ongoing economic fiasco that came out of the misguided and very myopic Nova Terra administration, pharmaceutical drugs shall be fully subsidized for persons and families that fall below the poverty belt. One's economic disadvantage, largely a result of government mismanagement, should not dictate one's right to good health. Provision II: The government shall henceforth subsidize discounts on prophylactics (id est, condoms), which have been proven to be a moderately effective means of family planning. Choosing when to have a child or not constitutes a major economic advantage to any family. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:01:51, May 22, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Message | I'm unsure how condom subsidies promote economic recovery. The URP would support this bill if STDs were a widespread health epidemic or soaring birthrates threatened overpopulation, but neither of these seem to be the case. The economic downturn is severe, but in the opinion of the URP economic health could be revived within a few short years. |
| Date | 16:36:49, May 22, 2009 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Message | Less children → more disposable income. More disposable income → more money for investments, mortgages, spending, etc. More money to spend → better economy. Ergo, less children → better economy. |
| Date | 17:11:49, May 22, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Message | less children -> less workers. less workers-> lower GDP. |
| Date | 01:41:45, May 23, 2009 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Message | less workers → more jobs → less unemployment. |
| Date | 01:43:57, May 23, 2009 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Message | ooc: less risk of pregnancy → more sex → happier, more productive workers We could have a lot of fun with these deductions. |
| Date | 04:38:32, May 23, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Recommendations from the Minister of Health and Social Services |
| Message | ess workers → more jobs → less unemployment this one isn't exactly true. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 192 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 147 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 61 |
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