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Bill: College Tuition Subsidization Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Republican 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: October 3822
Description[?]:
| It is wrong for the government to cover the costs of tuition for students whose parents are rich enough to pay for it themselves. Rather than waste taxpayer money on the privileged, let's focus the funds on the poor - who truly need it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 227 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 273 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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