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Bill: National Subsidized Public Radio Act, 2966
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Restoration Party
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: December 2967
Description[?]:
| We currently have a public TV broadcasting channel that is non-profit and does not compete with private stations. We would propose to do the same with radio. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:54:36, July 10, 2010 CET | From | Subsidiarity Party | To | Debating the National Subsidized Public Radio Act, 2966 |
| Message | TSP is opposed to this measure. There is no need to use government funding to prop up a media entity that cannot turn a profit on its own. It is not for the government to decide on educational and informational ideals for the citizenry, and then broadcast said educational values. If the populace desires education or information on the radio, then private stations may provide it, supplying the demanded values. The interference of the government in the media market begins our Commonwealth down the slippery slope to propaganda-mongering. Therefore, TSP rejects this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 305 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 195 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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