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Bill: Safety Net
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate 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: April 2157
Description[?]:
| Certain services should be paid for by the state to ensure that there are not those who though are not poor still cannot afford to pay for these services. 1) The national service provides emergency care and aid for those in need. 2) Aid is based on need so the less money you have for school the more the state provides. 3) The state will provide a defense lawyer for you, if you wish to get your own you will be required to pay for it yourself. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:15:27, December 14, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Safety Net |
| Message | Against completely. We just got our huge deficit turned into a small surplus and this would do nothing but give us a huge deficit again |
| Date | 02:04:17, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Malivian Party | To | Debating the Safety Net |
| Message | We agree with the People's Party. |
| Date | 04:09:24, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Liberals | To | Debating the Safety Net |
| Message | I disagree, We should fund our Education. I Still Do not know what side I take. I need more Debate. I Will Support if we took out the health care and put that in its own bill. |
| Date | 21:33:38, December 15, 2005 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Safety Net |
| Message | Our nation should be spending its money on defending those falsely accused of crimes, providing the best education to our people, to help them get better jobs so they make more money, and keeping them from loosing it all when they break a leg and get stuck with a large medical bill. |
| Date | 23:22:23, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Safety Net |
| Message | Also note that we are not proposing a large expansive national health service rather a emergency care health service to keep those who have accidents from becoming bankrupt. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 199 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 300 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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