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Bill: Asset Sale Bill of 3969
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative
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: September 3969
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on internet service providers (ISPs).
Old value:: The state owns and operates a national internet service provider, alongside private ISPs.
Current: The state owns and operates a national internet service provider, alongside private ISPs.
Proposed: Private companies provide internet service throughout the nation, without government interference.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:20:16, January 16, 2016 CET | From | Ecology and Labour Party (ELP) | To | Debating the Asset Sale Bill of 3969 |
| Message | The removal of National TOCs will ensure poor service for consumers and commuters in the trains. ISPs should also not be left to private companies as this may lead to poor service. People not Profits! We hope that the Senedd votes against this bill. |
| Date | 22:52:07, January 16, 2016 CET | From | Conservative | To | Debating the Asset Sale Bill of 3969 |
| Message | To ELP: Wolf Spiegler sighs heavily before remarking, "It simply does not follow that privatization results in poorer service; it is a complete non-sequitur. If the telecommunications and transportation markets are more perfectly competitive, which they are here in Aloria, then privatization will have no negative effect on quality of service. In fact, it will result in a better allocation of funds. We can then proceed to cut expenditures and taxes, thus providing a direct benefit to people." |
| Date | 23:31:52, January 16, 2016 CET | From | Ecology and Labour Party (ELP) | To | Debating the Asset Sale Bill of 3969 |
| Message | Railway companies have historically led to worse service, closure of stations and ultimately many companies do not profit from this either. Why do you need to cut expenditure or tax? The government is working on a huge surplus, so, surely it would be better to secure assets we have to a) give an improved, wider service b) keep key services in public ownership. ELP |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 139 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 146 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 104 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "It is obvious that the laissez-faire ideology represents the interests of big business. For decades, the right-wing has opposed welfare programs and nationalised companies, in favour of big business disguised under 'economic liberty'." - Cecilia Xu, former Gaduri politician |