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Bill: Dismantling the welfare state
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Right
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 4065
Description[?]:
| For too long we have been crippled by the welfare state. People grown to think they are entitled to it when in fact they are entitled to nothing. You are only entitled to your own money and what you work for. Not the money of those who work harder than you. It's time that people take responsibility for themselves. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Current: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Current: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Proposed: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 25
Current: 21
Proposed: 10
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certain period of time.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certain period of time.
Proposed: All veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:39:53, July 25, 2016 CET | From | Conservative Right | To | Debating the Dismantling the welfare state |
| Message | Mr Speaker Its time for people to do right by themselves Sara Bennett |
| Date | 03:34:26, July 25, 2016 CET | From | Freeborn Luthorians/Freeborn Coalition | To | Debating the Dismantling the welfare state |
| Message | "Mr. Speaker" "This is sick, it will lower living standards, and knowing the CR just keep taxes the way they are now, just piling all of the budget into the defence ministry... Mr. Speaker this bill is revolting, and sickening, I've seen better from the Falanges... Mr. Speaker, me and you a like went to a public school, a majority of the diet's member went to a public school, they where fine and have little strain on the economy besides when we PRIVATISE THEM AND OUT ECONOMY SUFFERS! Education standards always fall, same for privatising the ENTIRE NHS, this is a sick and economically dangerous bill Mr. Speaker, and if I where you I'd simply tell the emperor to veto this now... It isn't okay and will lead to the death of Luthori, GET OUT OF THS DIET YOU NEO-FASCIST SCUM!" Patty Genn LPU Chair |
| Date | 04:11:32, July 25, 2016 CET | From | Conservative Right | To | Debating the Dismantling the welfare state |
| Message | Mr Speaker Perhaps miss Genn should calm her self she looks a bit hysterical. If she didn't notice this bill also includes a tax decrease which we hope will pass to get the economy going and more people being able to buy the finer things in life. I didn't go to public school that is true. And for that I know how great the private schools are and how they can give you opportunities so you don't have to lead a communist party. I am not a fascist. Just a old fashioned no nonsense conservative Wilma urquhart minister of internal affairs |
| Date | 10:41:27, July 25, 2016 CET | From | Falanges Party | To | Debating the Dismantling the welfare state |
| Message | We only support article 4. All rest is unacceptable |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 195 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 470 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin." - Charles Darwin |