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Bill: Universal Health Care
Details
Submitted by[?]: Imperia Nationalist 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: August 3054
Description[?]:
Providing health care for all |
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 Health care policy.
Old value:: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking regulations are to be determined by local governments.
Current: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Proposed: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government encourages vaccinations for children, but does not enforce them.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 00:22:35, January 01, 2011 CET | From | Darnussian Unionist Party | To | Debating the Universal Health Care |
Message | We are extremely against article 1, but support this bill as we endorse all other legislation proposed. - Wolfgang Königen, Health and Social Services Spokesperson |
Date | 02:42:40, January 01, 2011 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Universal Health Care |
Message | This bill is largely agreeable, but we will work as a party later to re-legalize and preserve the rights of citizens to tobacco. -Claire Johnson, Party Chairman |
Date | 22:29:56, January 01, 2011 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Universal Health Care |
Message | The CPD backs the LSPD's comments. - Antonio Corleone, Health & Social Services Party Secretary |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 260 | ||||
no | Total Seats: 91 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 52 |
Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
Random quote: "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - George Bernard Shaw |