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Bill: Economic Reform Act of 2432
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progress 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: February 3433
Description[?]:
| In order that this nation might at last move forward, the PP hereby proposes this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
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: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:43:45, January 28, 2013 CET | From | Social Liberal Party of Vorona (SLP) | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act of 2432 |
| Message | Firstly, please do consider splitting your proposals into separate bills and not dump them all into one. Secondly, I oppose most of the proposals. |
| Date | 04:53:15, January 29, 2013 CET | From | United Socialist Party of Vorona | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act of 2432 |
| Message | These reforms would dump us straight into a neoliberal Capitalist disaster. In no way will the USPV support these reforms. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 250 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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