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Bill: Middle Class Protection
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: January 2149
Description[?]:
| The current policies force an unfair level of burden on our middle class. We thus propose: 1) Energy cost up to a set amount for homes are paid for by the state. This amount shall be based of the number of people living in the home and use above this shall be determined by fair market prices. The money for this shall come from corporation taxes. 2) Tuition for citizens shall be paid for by the state for attendance at any university in Malivia. There shall be limited number of scholarships available for attending universities outside Malivia, determined by our Ministry of Ed to help expand our knowledge base in areas where our current facilities are lacking, with the requirement that the benifactor return to Malivia or repay the costs. This shall be funded from income taxes. 3) Land based lines shall be established for basic communication needs in every home. Commercial service is not included as a basic package, nor is caller id, however long distance is (within Malivia). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:25:28, November 28, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | I need not state my position. |
| Date | 15:29:41, November 28, 2005 CET | From | United Labour Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 19:30:27, November 28, 2005 CET | From | LibCom Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | This eminently sensible legislation has our wholehearted support. |
| Date | 21:09:17, November 30, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | Those of you opposing realize that the current laws make it so our middle class cannot afford university, some may have trouble with high energy costs or have their phone service removed. |
| Date | 00:52:36, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | Sorry PP you can't guilt us into voting your way. I for one will not vote for any bill that promotes a karge amount of socialism. |
| Date | 00:54:05, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | And how do you justify the lack of assistance to the middle class for tuition? |
| Date | 01:10:06, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | Scholarships, and again they're middle class, which generally means that they have some exact money. If the were lower class the current system would support them. |
| Date | 05:35:23, December 01, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | As universities increase their cost predominate among the private universities the tuition will force these middle class students into cheaper schools. A university cannot afford to pay for its students without support from another source, thus scholarships are not the complete answer. The wealthy can afford to pay their own way and the government helps the disadvantaged, yet again the middle class gets holding the bag. Make too much for government assistance but not enough to pay for several yrs at a top university. The result is the student has to go to a cheaper school or skip it completely. The same can happen in the other two proposals but admittedly less likely. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 247 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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