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Bill: Infrastructure Privatisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: May 2179
Description[?]:
| We seek to bring the forces of the free market into the infrastructure of the nation and provide a more efficient, cheaper alternative to public ownership. We thus propose... Privatising the national grid Subcontracting Fire Management services Privatising Post Services Making all housing privately owned Leaving waste disposal up to private companies to do. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Private companies are responsible for disposing of their own waste. The government disposes of residential waste.
Current: It is the responsibility of local governments to decide on waste disposal regulation.
Proposed: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:38:31, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Privatisation Act |
| Message | k. Is it just me or has Rutania become REALLY inactive? |
| Date | 14:22:28, January 31, 2006 CET | From |  Freedom Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Privatisation Act |
| Message | Nope, i was just about to ask you the same thing so its not just you. Rutania has been really inactive with the RFP, Cons, Verita, and RSDP just voting without debating, same for GRP. |
| Date | 03:34:11, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Privatisation Act |
| Message | Bleeping midterms. Feb/March are bad months for me. |
| Date | 12:20:21, February 01, 2006 CET | From | Radical Freedom Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Privatisation Act |
| Message | OOC: same. Busy busy busy. |
| Date | 15:01:16, February 04, 2006 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Infrastructure Privatisation Act |
| Message | Even Adam Smith knew infrastructure should be public. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 199 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 265 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 135 |
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