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Bill: Pharmaceutical Subsidies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX
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: February 2165
Description[?]:
| A bill to remove the favour the government shows in the marketplace. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Current: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:09:38, January 01, 2006 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Subsidies Act |
| Message | While the idea is right, subsidies have a terrible effect on the marketplace. Subsidies lead to two things: monopolies and poor quality goods. If a government repeatedly shows faovur toward one company with subsidies, it is likely that company will grow, forcing out its competitors with its bloated government funding, to become the only corporation serving Baltusia, which undermines the choices we have. This monopoly will see the company in power become lazy and start to cut costs only to increase profit, because they can, which will hurt us all with inferior pharmaceuticals. Therefore, we recommend that instead of letting this travesty of government intereference in the marketplace continue, we end it now before people's health is put at risk. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 126 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 187 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 48 |
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