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Bill: PT Funding Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX
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: March 2164
Description[?]:
| A bill to decide funding policy for public transport. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:43:39, December 27, 2005 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the PT Funding Act |
| Message | Alternatives: *Public transport is fully subsidised by the government. *Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays". *Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays". *Public transport is fully user-pays. *Local governments decide upon the funding policy. Any of the top three will do it for me but where does everyone else sit? OOC: And wooh for me, I actually suggested this law. |
| Date | 13:46:25, December 27, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the PT Funding Act |
| Message | We would prefer 2nd option - partial subsidies for all. For many people, public transport is the only way of getting about, and even for non 'low income' families, the cost can become prohibitive. OOC: Well done on getting a law in :-) |
| Date | 17:41:13, December 28, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the PT Funding Act |
| Message | We'll go with this option, yes. |
| Date | 22:57:30, December 29, 2005 CET | From | Baltusian Pantian Alliance | To | Debating the PT Funding Act |
| Message | We dont see why we need to changed the current. |
| Date | 04:57:33, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the PT Funding Act |
| Message | Because transportation, like electricity, phone service and food, is an essential for anyone who wants to function in society, so we should make it as cheap as possible. Fully user pays makes public transport prohibitive. OOC: For example, Melbourne runs a private public transport system, no subsidies, and a one-way ticket for a 50 minute train trip costs $10 or so. In Brisbane, PT is partially subsidised (moreso for poor people) and the same trip would cost about $4. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 44 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 75 |
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