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Bill: National Grid Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Modern Intellectual Party
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: August 2156
Description[?]:
| We propose that we the national grid be run by the government |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:22:54, December 13, 2005 CET | From |  Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | We have proposed this for two reasons, first of all we think it should by ran by the government, it is too important to be left to companies who have their own agenda. What you nearly always get with a privatised national grid is frequent power cuts as this drives the price up. Secondly we think that it makes sense to have a single national entity controlling the national grid, rather than multiple systems around the country |
| Date | 13:28:43, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Cydweith Rhydd | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 15:06:58, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Krsyiji Mrjogadé Prta | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | PDP supports. I await BLP's prompt opposition to this bill... |
| Date | 15:27:53, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Plaid Cydweithol (Ailgodi) | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | Agreed. The infrastructure should be owned by the people through the state and not run for profit. |
| Date | 18:56:44, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Guild | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | Well said co-op party |
| Date | 19:07:22, December 13, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | May be a strange question but who are you going to finance all this ? |
| Date | 14:21:52, December 14, 2005 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | To be honest, I'm not sure but I, and other parties in this country, do not believe that simply because it is expensive we shouldn't do it, by that logic we would have no social services. I don't believe in helping the economy to be the only role of a government, every bill that the BLP opposes because they say will damage the economy will generally help the poor |
| Date | 15:27:17, December 14, 2005 CET | From | Cydweith Rhydd | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | Precisely. We currently have a single flat tax (unless I've read that incorrectly) and our corporation tax is low as well. The Free Collective far more interested in equality than helping the rich to become richer at the expense of others, and I'm sure that other parties in Barmenistan feel the same. That old cry, "It'll hurt the economy" won't wash with us. |
| Date | 18:48:35, December 14, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Guild | To | Debating the National Grid Bill |
| Message | Actually this'll save a helluva lot of money which would otherwise be lining the pockets of swanky tail coats |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 259 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 142 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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