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Bill: Infrastructure Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gaduridos Communist Party
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: February 4110
Description[?]:
| There are sectors of vital importance to the Nation, and such sectors must have some form of Government control. With this reform, we are not seeking to completely ban private initiative, but to greatly increase the Government's part in these areas. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 58 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 80 |
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| Random quote: "The great economic, social and political scientist, Karlstein Metz, accurately predicted over 2,500 years ago that capitalism is doomed to destruction by its inherent weaknesses and contradictions, and must inevitably be replaced by a communist form of social, political and economic organisation." - Friedrich Pfeiffer, former Dorvish politician |