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Bill: Anti-Poverty Act of 3139
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Liberal 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: May 3140
Description[?]:
| Alarming rate of poverty in Narikaton has taken place lately, and, in the name of the people of Narikaton, the Social Liberal Party of Narikaton suggests the following changes: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Current: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Proposed: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Current: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:55:22, June 21, 2011 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Anti-Poverty Act of 3139 |
| Message | All only half measures, but still improvements. |
| Date | 17:25:06, June 21, 2011 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Anti-Poverty Act of 3139 |
| Message | Step by step, Citizen's Union, step by step. :) |
| Date | 17:53:57, June 21, 2011 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Anti-Poverty Act of 3139 |
| Message | Step by step, Citizen's Union, step by step. :) |
| Date | 18:52:14, June 21, 2011 CET | From | Imperial Narikaton Movement | To | Debating the Anti-Poverty Act of 3139 |
| Message | Weak will taken care of by the strong. Let our wonderul charities pay for these issues from their pockets. Unless this only goes to Narkiatonites. Which I know it does not for they are not the ones on the street. No the Numbers are the ones on the street, and it should fall to our rich Narkiatonites to help them through their charities. We have no need for government involvement as of right now. -Anthony de Augustin Imperial Chancellor |
| Date | 19:41:00, June 21, 2011 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Anti-Poverty Act of 3139 |
| Message | "Weak will taken care of by the strong." <--- and that is the main problem, right there. "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| Date | 19:59:12, June 21, 2011 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Anti-Poverty Act of 3139 |
| Message | Don't worry SLP. When we win the war and Narikaton falls to the Darnussians, we shall prosecute and execute these Nariki scum. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 135 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." - Oscar Wilde |