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Bill: Education Subsidy Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Aldurian Conservative Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: July 2145
Description[?]:
| This bill will introduce means-tested loans for higher education, permitting all students to attend colleges if they so desire, but also restricting aid to loans to those in need of them. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:24:38, November 22, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Front | To | Debating the Education Subsidy Reform Act |
| Message | Education, like Health, is a fundemental right, which all human beings earn simply through existence. We are more than inclined to oppose. |
| Date | 07:52:55, November 22, 2005 CET | From | New Aldurian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Subsidy Reform Act |
| Message | You know, if the government fully subsidizes tuition, why doesn't the college/university in question just send us the bill? In fact, that's a great idea. Let them bill us all that they want! Every college and university can gouge the government for all it's worth! We'll just throw money at the problem! I am sure that the voters will just -love- this idea! |
| Date | 10:09:59, November 22, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Front | To | Debating the Education Subsidy Reform Act |
| Message | That hardly qualifies as a rebuttal of my argument. Education is a universal right. As such, all should have access to it, no strings attached. We are in no way having problems or throwing money about meaninglessly. There is no bill. We keep the colleges running, the students keep coming. That is how it should be. No one is gouging any one. I see no lack of fairness in the idea. If, on the other hand, you may convince us with arguments and reason that our thinking is in the wrong, and that you are in fact correct, we are absolutely inclined and obliged to change our opinion to your own. |
| Date | 14:52:09, November 22, 2005 CET | From | Market Socialist Party | To | Debating the Education Subsidy Reform Act |
| Message | We also believe that education is a fundemental human right. Not only is it a human right but it is also a very valuable economic resource. NACP: And do not be so naive to think that the government would actually let universities charge what ever they want. I am certain that the government would send a representative and they would nagociate with the different universities and agree on the market price for tuition. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 92 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 309 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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