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Bill: The Responsible Housing Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour 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: August 3186
Description[?]:
| A bill to allow for the contracting of public-housing construction. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:03:11, September 21, 2011 CET | From |  Labour Party | To | Debating the The Responsible Housing Act |
| Message | While Labour fundamentally believes that the State could effectively provide public housing, we recognize that a majority of parties do not. However, no party could ignore or deny the fact that there is a need for reform. Without any kind of housing policy, there are no viable alternatives for those who could not afford market-rate housing. Real-estate tends to be very expensive in many large cities, and many find it difficult or impossible to afford housing. It is imperative that some housing reform be accomplished. In the interest of compromise, I offer that the State contract with private business to provide public housing. The government bidding process will allow us to keep costs down and still provide housing. This is a moral imperative and a flagship economic issue for Solentians everywhere. We should pass this bill. Senator Ryan Schroeder |
| Date | 14:12:32, September 21, 2011 CET | From | United Liberal Caucus | To | Debating the The Responsible Housing Act |
| Message | This bill should be shown as the model of compromise in a fractured political era. Labour is right that we can other parties in the the "center-left" alliance would prefer the government paying or subsidizing for low income houseing. But the other parties will not. This is a good change, and can be ideologically supported by all. -Grace S. Lough |
| Date | 22:52:45, September 21, 2011 CET | From | Federal Republic Progressionist Party | To | Debating the The Responsible Housing Act |
| Message | This has the PSCP's support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 160 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 200 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 65 |
| Random fact: Party organizations are eligible for deletion if they are over 50 in-game years old, do not have at least 1 active member or are historically significant and possess historically significant information. |
| Random quote: "There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." - Alexis de Tocqueville |