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Bill: LBSC Initiative 39 - Unregulate Energy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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: October 2155
Description[?]:
| Let the corporations fight amongst themselves for the consumer! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:56:09, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 39 - Unregulate Energy |
| Message | Oh great, so you waste tax payers money on helping the poor, when price regulation can do the same thing? If I was in the working class I would chosoe the most expensive and get th state to pay for that, unless you want to interfer in the market and limit choice? |
| Date | 02:08:57, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the LBSC Initiative 39 - Unregulate Energy |
| Message | Can you imagine all the problems that would occur with no regulation of prices whatsoever? And by the way, it should be 'Deregulate Energy', not 'Unregulate Energy'. You twit. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 60 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 130 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 11 |
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