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Bill: Health For The Masses 2167
Details
Submitted by[?]: Left Communist Party
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: July 2169
Description[?]:
| What is this nation's sudden fascination with making people pay? Public healthcare should be a right for all citizens, as just "helping out" the poor cannot help the truly broke in their times of need. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:34:33, January 07, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Health For The Masses 2167 |
| Message | Aye! |
| Date | 12:31:19, January 07, 2006 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Health For The Masses 2167 |
| Message | We will support this. |
| Date | 13:35:13, January 07, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Health For The Masses 2167 |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 00:08:27, January 08, 2006 CET | From | Capitalizt Party | To | Debating the Health For The Masses 2167 |
| Message | Sudden fascination with making people pay? Huh. Where's the difference - you don't pay in private clinics, you do it indirectly paying taxes. And, in the case you never needed a clinic? That's unfair. |
| Date | 20:05:57, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Left Communist Party | To | Debating the Health For The Masses 2167 |
| Message | Yes CP, but taxes are regulated by the government. Under current law private clinics could in theory charge up to 100,000HCR for the treatment of a simple fracture. |
| Date | 14:30:33, January 10, 2006 CET | From | Capitalizt Party | To | Debating the Health For The Masses 2167 |
| Message | You are right, in THEORY - competition makes this impossible. Or almost. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 220 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 180 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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