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Bill: Freedom of choice act
Details
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: January 3705
Description[?]:
| Señor Presidente, The system were welfare services are only provided by big state owned giants is a bad one, as it eliminates competition and makes sure that only the people with money can have freedom to choose. The LyD wishes to give all citizens this opportunity no matter their background. Balendin Gebara LyD spokesperson on economic freedom |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: This is left to local governments.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Current: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Proposed: The national government contracts with private companies to maintain a system of libraries.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:09:47, July 31, 2014 CET | From | Dark-Light Green Communist Party | To | Debating the Freedom of choice act |
| Message | sir, this law is a very bad idea, |
| Date | 17:47:16, July 31, 2014 CET | From | Dark-Light Green Communist Party | To | Debating the Freedom of choice act |
| Message | yes, I concurred, this is very a good, everything the state does is good for nothing and private entreprise are good and all well. we should forget about the poor and help them by turning them into labour slave, the only reason one can be poor is because they do not work hard enough, Local government or federal government has no reason exist, we believe poor should be punished because they all immoral lazy bumps, we have high quality research that prouve our views Yugi Zalas, Evil minister, Speaking for la Pravda |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 42 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 109 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
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