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Bill: Bootstrap Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Demokratychna Delic Partija
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: November 3432
Description[?]:
| We dont wish to live in a country of poor deltarians dependant on the government, we must create an environment where people can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and support themselves. George Milton Premier Whig Party Chairman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government provides abortion funding only for low-income earners.
Current: The government leaves the funding for abortions up to the local governments.
Proposed: The government does not provide funding for abortions.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station 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: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 4
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: 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.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Current: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:18:15, January 27, 2013 CET | From |  Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | Open to debate however some articles are not comprimisable. George Milton Premier Whig Party Chairman |
| Date | 17:21:57, January 27, 2013 CET | From | Interim National Democratic Congress | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | The bill of rights will forever end banning of abortions. However, the government will still have power over funding. |
| Date | 17:23:34, January 27, 2013 CET | From | Interim National Democratic Congress | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | The bill of rights will prevent extreme articles like these |
| Date | 17:33:39, January 27, 2013 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | What articles are extreme, we have not banned abortions, only barred them unless there is a medical emergency, we are a pro-life party, adoption is prefferable to murder. |
| Date | 19:20:04, January 27, 2013 CET | From | Soyuz Mládeže Sovietskych | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | 1 and 2 are acceptable,but the rest,just an utter disgrace to this nation. |
| Date | 05:46:48, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Patricij Záujem Pohyb | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | We are willing to give this proposal our support if art 1(abortions) and 7 (pollution) are left out. |
| Date | 06:27:31, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | As an act of Good Faith to the other parties in this nation we have removed Article 1 which would have eliminated most legal abortions, and article 6 which would have ended our ridicolous pollution restrictions from this bill. We shall now move to vote While I personally am glad Article 1 was removed as I do not believe in legislating ones morality on another, the right wing of my party is dissapointed, we shall however push to end our over-zealous pollution restrictions in another bill. George Milton Whig Party Chairman Premier 3431 |
| Date | 08:59:12, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Patricij Záujem Pohyb | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | I wish to thank the Premier for his willingness to adjust theBootstrap Act. In general, I also want to compliment this Government for listening carefully to the arguments of all parties in this House ! Radislav Koniev Partyleader |
| Date | 09:38:37, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Right to Choose Party | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | And this is how you make poor people poorer, making them pay for everything and having them working an indefinite amount of hours per day. John Croe, Right to Choose party spokesperson. |
| Date | 13:33:30, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | Mr. Croe, unions are still legal in this nation, and with the right to join unions the people are protected from working indefinite hours, we are merely removing government from a role where their involvement can only breed corruption either for the unions or the corporations George Milton Whig Party Chairman Premier 3431- |
| Date | 14:06:06, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Right to Choose Party | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | Mr.Milton, talk us more about the corruption that a public health care system breeds. Isn't everyone's right to be attended freely in case of health problems? Are you and your party, with this bill, saying that the mentioned right is only for the ones who can pay for it? John Croe, Right to Choose party spokesperson. |
| Date | 17:17:42, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | Mr. Croe that is exactly what Im saying, under the philosophy of handouts I guess everyone should be entitled to land and a home at a certain point, should we control that through government as well, we do not wish to live in a society where the people need things they cant afford, thats why we lowered taxes, thats why were ending the nanny state, the free market creates artificially inflated prices when government mandates dominate society. George Milton Whig Party Chairman Premier 3431- |
| Date | 17:40:27, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Right to Choose Party | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | You lowered taxes for the rich people mostly!! That populism that flows out of your mouth uncontrollably is leading your arguments to ridiculousness, because nobody in my party has ever claimed that everyone should be entitled to a parcel of land. What we defend is that something as indispensable as someone's health, requirement to be able to do anything else, work or whatever you wish to imagine included, is a benefit that every citizen, poor or rich, conservative or progressive, should enjoy, even if the health care publicly provided consists only in a minimum coverage. For the sake of the deltarian people you should reconsider at least that point, if you care about the whole range of population, of course. John Croe, RCP spokesperson and chairman. |
| Date | 05:43:02, January 29, 2013 CET | From | Interim National Democratic Congress | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | We thank the Whig party for removing the first article and hope they'll stop further stupidity. We completely oppose articles 4 and 5? The Right To Life. The message is clear, you don't deserve to live if you're poor. Now ask for banning abortions, you rascals! Jim Berkely INDC VC NC 1 VP |
| Date | 05:48:49, January 29, 2013 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | The INDC must understand that we are represenatives of the people elected to carry out their will, our actions have brought the smallest government this nation has seen in decades, I believe Lord McCray would be proud to see this land once again returning to something like the Deltaria of his youth. George Milton Whig Party Chairman Premier 3431- |
| Date | 05:54:51, January 29, 2013 CET | From | Interim National Democratic Congress | To | Debating the Bootstrap Act |
| Message | That proves the stupidity of absolute democracy. That's the reason there are constitutional republics not democracies. One half can remove the rights of the other half. Even men like McCray, should be granted some ease in the afterlife. RIP Lord McCray. Dr. Mark Feynman Former NC Chairman Former Science Ministr Former NC 1st VP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 231 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 81 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
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