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Bill: Workers Power Infrastructure Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rewolucyjna Partia Socjalistyczna
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: March 2959
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Current: The fire department is entirely volunteer, equipment and expenses paid for by the government.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 2
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: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:10:39, June 24, 2010 CET | From | Walruzyjska Partia Libertariańska | To | Debating the Workers Power Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | Article 1 is a good one, but the rest of this bill is a load of bull. We oppose extremely any more government ownership of anything. The Free Market can handle it. |
| Date | 14:25:47, June 24, 2010 CET | From | Radical League | To | Debating the Workers Power Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | Simultaneously cutting tax, whilst increasing government spending? Doesn't work like that. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 165 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 138 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 72 |
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