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Bill: Transportation For All
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alorian Front Party
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: December 3728
Description[?]:
| This bill will make transportation more affordable. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:08:59, September 15, 2014 CET | From |  Royal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Transportation For All |
| Message | I don't think there is a huge need for a massive state run company that will just waste money. We are an affluent nation I don't believe an inefficient state run operation would be able to survive among the cut and thrust of private competition when most people will likely own their own transport. It's a small market and this will just result in a loss to the tax payer for no economic benefit. |
| Date | 01:55:19, September 16, 2014 CET | From | Alorian Front Party | To | Debating the Transportation For All |
| Message | Transportation can sometimes be too expensive to use.Which is why it is imperative that we provide a cheaper choice.Private companies may still operate and compete among themselves,but that competition isn't always a good thing. |
| Date | 02:10:47, September 16, 2014 CET | From | Royal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Transportation For All |
| Message | State owned trains are not inherently cheaper. There are many cases where state owned rail services have higher ticket prices than the private option. It could be more expensive as the state service has the government to bail them out. This creates a disincentive to be as efficient as a private service needs to be to stay in business. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 213 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 287 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
| Random quote: "The packaging for a microwavable 'microwave' dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries." - David Wann |