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Bill: Public Transport Responsibility Act.
Details
Submitted by[?]: People of Freedom (P.F)
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 3718
Description[?]:
| Proposal Bill to reduce unnecessary government spending. Cut Back# Noting that citizens earn salaries and should take more independent responsibility of their lives. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:47:35, August 23, 2014 CET | From | Social Libermuns Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Responsibility Act. |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We've always found that a system where citizen have mandatory payments for public transportation increases subsequent public transportation use. ~ Katelyn Marie Hanigan SLP Representative for Infrastructure and Transport |
| Date | 11:48:48, August 24, 2014 CET | From | Grand Nationalist Fraction | To | Debating the Public Transport Responsibility Act. |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we agree with Mrs. Hanigan on this one. Also, our party has fought to obtain partially subsidised transport. We will not support this bill. Astrid Dewitte Minister of Transport |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 118 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 385 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 96 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup." - H. L. Mencken |