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Bill: Middle Class Protection
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: May 2159
Description[?]:
| The middle class is being driven into poverty by the need to pay for certain services there shall be protection provided by the state to keep the majority of Malivians from being driven into the working poor. |
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 Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:56:35, December 19, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Liberals | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | Against. |
| Date | 05:03:53, December 19, 2005 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Middle Class Protection |
| Message | No |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 227 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 272 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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