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Bill: Unity Health Policies
Details
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: November 3280
Description[?]:
| Proposals of the Unity party to improve the healthcare system of Dranland. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government recommends health and safety legislation, but they are not actively enforced on industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:01:42, March 27, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Unity Health Policies |
| Message | Unlike the Unity Party, we believe that health is a private issue and should not be a subject of governmental regulation or even a universal health care system that is unable to meet individual demands. We therefore favor the status quo, which we consider sufficient. Lana O'Malley GNP Spokeswoman for Health and Social Services |
| Date | 07:13:55, March 28, 2012 CET | From | Unity | To | Debating the Unity Health Policies |
| Message | We disagree with your assessment. A public healthcare system in addition to private insurance provides a guarantee that any citizens will not find themselves without the care they need if they happen to fall ill or have an accident. Better health for the population is not only a win for the individual, but for society as a whole. And enforcing safety at the workplace can only be considered a minimum of responsible common sense. |
| Date | 17:31:37, March 28, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Unity Health Policies |
| Message | We are not leaving people alone if they encounter problems connected with their health! The state pays for the costs of disadvantaged people, while leaving those who can afford it to take care in this terms individually. A state-run health system would create more spending, bureaucracy and a waste of taxpayer money. Lana O'Malley GNP Spokeswoman for Health and Social Services |
| Date | 18:52:54, March 28, 2012 CET | From | Unity | To | Debating the Unity Health Policies |
| Message | For what reason other than the dogma of the GNP would a public system be wasteful? On the contrary, it saves considerable time and resources compared to the jungle of private insurance bureaucracy. Our stance is clear; for the benefit of the individual, as well as the benefit of society, everyone should be guaranteed care when they are in need. Everyone. The poor, the wealthy, and those in between. If someone opts to go to a private insurer instead, then fine. But ordinary people and families ought to have more security in their lives than being at the whim of an all-private system. Catrina Molodez Spokeswoman on health & social services |
| Date | 19:10:31, March 28, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Unity Health Policies |
| Message | It is a fraud on the electorate claiming that a public health care system (whether or not with an opt-out possibility) is benefitting the individual! Running such a system costs money, and no one shall be forced to see his taxes spent on a system that he isn't willing to take into account! Opting out is not an excuse. Who are you intending to rob of his money for such an overbearing system, incuding public clinics? Even if you do opt out, you'll still have to pay for this collosal waste of tax revenue! Lana O'Malley GNP Spokeswoman for Health and Social Services |
| Date | 19:21:13, March 28, 2012 CET | From | Unity | To | Debating the Unity Health Policies |
| Message | I believe few would consider healthcare based on need rather than wallet a "collossal waste". Yet guaranteed healthcare is not provided in the Dranland of today. This leaves ordinary people in great uncertainty and robs them of their personal freedom of being safe from the ravages of disease. And healthcare doesn't get any cheaper because the government turns a blind eye to it, stating otherwise is pure delusion. Catrina Molodez Spokeswoman on health & social services |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 250 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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