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Bill: Health and Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Zardio Federisma Partio
Status[?]: passed
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: March 3417
Description[?]:
| An act to better provide for the health and welfare of the citizenry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:24:42, December 24, 2012 CET | From | Nouveau Parti Libéral (ZR) | To | Debating the Health and Welfare Act |
| Message | Except for 3 it's OK |
| Date | 16:00:44, December 24, 2012 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Health and Welfare Act |
| Message | The article 3 should not be passed |
| Date | 21:36:58, December 24, 2012 CET | From | Zardio Federisma Partio | To | Debating the Health and Welfare Act |
| Message | If article 3 goes so does the lowering of the retirement age. |
| Date | 20:18:23, December 25, 2012 CET | From | The Surprise Party | To | Debating the Health and Welfare Act |
| Message | We agree with the current form of this bill completely. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 519 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 86 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun... our principle is to have the Party control the gun and never allow the gun to control the Party." - Mao Zedong |