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Bill: Privatizations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Right 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: May 3057
Description[?]:
| With less tax income we can't keep all of these companies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government enforces a salary cap.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Proposed: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are banned.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:53:06, January 06, 2011 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Privatizations |
| Message | This sort of Ayn Randist fascism is precisely why the term of office was expanded... |
| Date | 23:23:46, January 06, 2011 CET | From | Right Front | To | Debating the Privatizations |
| Message | You speak about Ayn Rand like she was wrong. |
| Date | 06:58:08, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Privatizations |
| Message | Not only is she wrong, but she is wicked, immoral, and sociopathic. |
| Date | 13:30:51, January 07, 2011 CET | From | Right Front | To | Debating the Privatizations |
| Message | And she has a great influence of Kalistans politics. |
| Date | 00:02:15, January 11, 2011 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Privatizations |
| Message | Over your politics. Hopefully this will change very soon. |
| Date | 00:02:47, January 11, 2011 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Privatizations |
| Message | Our government is being controlled by wicked immoral and sociopathic ideology. We need to end that. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 397 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 353 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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