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Bill: Ending Government Subsisides for business-run For-Proft Schools Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Confederation of Democratic Councils
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 3578
Description[?]:
| Lets strop subisidings private for-profit schools. If a shool is working as a business, and charging rich parents to send their kids there, why should normal people pay for it? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government funding for private schools.
Old value:: All private schools, even for-profit private schools, are given government funding.
Current: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Proposed: Private educational institutions receive no government funding whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:23:21, October 31, 2013 CET | From | United Mordusia Coalition (IP) | To | Debating the Ending Government Subsisides for business-run For-Proft Schools Act |
| Message | I think its a bit extreme to give no government funding for any private schools what so ever wouldn't you say? |
| Date | 06:51:23, October 31, 2013 CET | From | Confederation of Democratic Councils | To | Debating the Ending Government Subsisides for business-run For-Proft Schools Act |
| Message | why should a profitable business be further subsidised by the state? |
| Date | 00:26:06, November 01, 2013 CET | From | Force Publique | To | Debating the Ending Government Subsisides for business-run For-Proft Schools Act |
| Message | Using that logic, why would something that gets no profit be subsidized by the state? |
| Date | 15:16:30, November 02, 2013 CET | From | Confederation of Democratic Councils | To | Debating the Ending Government Subsisides for business-run For-Proft Schools Act |
| Message | Because it is better to subsidise an institution that provides essential services to society rather than let it fall. But it doesn't make sense to give money to companies already flooded with cash. |
| Date | 10:39:31, November 06, 2013 CET | From | Forum of Independent Lists | To | Debating the Ending Government Subsisides for business-run For-Proft Schools Act |
| Message | We support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 66 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 116 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
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