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Bill: Infrastructure Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative 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: July 2866
Description[?]:
| We propose that the states provides for the following areas. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: A national highway infrastructure is constructed and maintained by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: Public works projects are left to local governments.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: The government funds a program to build public works.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:52:13, December 20, 2009 CET | From | People's Liberal Action Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I feel that too much nationalization of industry is in this bill. I feel that articles 2, 3, 5, and 6 give too much power to government. Now I am no friend of Laize Faire captialism in any sense, but some competition is necessary for a healthy, robust economy. I would like to see state controll, along side of some privatization in said articles. As for article 2, I would prefer a national highway along wiht local highway systems. I yeild. -Abram Green |
| Date | 10:22:02, December 20, 2009 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | We currently have no representatives, so do we debate? I guess for us this is more like a statement of intent, a manifesto. |
| Date | 15:40:04, December 20, 2009 CET | From | People's Liberal Action Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | OOC:You could call it that, but I say you could also debate it in character too. Maybe one of your party members is testifying before the forum about the bill and is adressing concerbns of other members. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 175 |
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