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Bill: Bus Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Our Movement
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: May 4017
Description[?]:
| This bill will guarentee that not only will the bus companies profit from bus fares, but also that those unable to afford an hour's trip will be able to use the bus. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:56:15, April 20, 2016 CET | From | SLP-Libertarian Alliance | To | Debating the Bus Reform Act |
| Message | Do I have to point out how this is going to increase costs for the entire middle class and even a large portion of lower class people? If not then I am just going to say no and move on. |
| Date | 17:34:12, April 21, 2016 CET | From | SLP-Libertarian Alliance | To | Debating the Bus Reform Act |
| Message | I see that a near majority of the legislature is for raising costs for transportation. There are still profits that can be made, it is just that the government helps pay for them. |
| Date | 21:31:59, April 21, 2016 CET | From | Beluz National Freedom Union | To | Debating the Bus Reform Act |
| Message | Full subsidization destroys any semblance of free market regulation of prices and forces the people themselves as taxpayers to foot a overpriced bill not determined by supply and demand but the whims of public transport companies. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 508 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 242 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "We had no domestic attacks under Bush." - Rudy Giuliani |