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Bill: Downsize the Government Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grand National 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 3354
Description[?]:
| The bloated state apparatus funded by tax money should be downsized, and the ensuing revenue shall be utilized for giving tax cuts to businesses in order to stimulate job creation and growth. We therefore propose these privatization measures. Jeannine McKay GNP Spokeswoman for Trade and Industry |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:00:55, August 23, 2012 CET | From | Frente Amplio de Acción Democrática | To | Debating the Downsize the Government Act |
| Message | "PAC Agrees completely with article 1 of this proposition. However, article 2 is purely proposed because of the GNP's ideological positions, and I would go as far as saying there is no solid reason as to why that article was proposed other than for ideological ones. It's not as if the current state position is straining the national treasury or such, it's actually quite beneficial for many people and changing this law could have very negative consequences, although not 'nation-threatening' consequences. Nevertheless, this is not really a focal point for PAC, and PAC wouldn't protest a change to this law. PAC would only agree with article 3 if there is some regulation, which would be determined later. And PAC feels similar with article 4. PAC would only accept this change if the law makes it so that the state fully subsidies this housing." -Eleanor Castillo, PAC |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 113 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 136 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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