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Bill: Education Reform Act 4335
Details
Submitted by[?]: Civic Republican League of Rutania
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: January 4336
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:55:35, January 18, 2018 CET | From | Civic Republican League of Rutania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 4335 |
| Message | Open to debate. |
| Date | 13:26:54, January 18, 2018 CET | From |  Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 4335 |
| Message | Not our job to pay for college, even for low incomes. That is a state right, and states have the right to do community colleges n stuff. |
| Date | 20:05:31, January 18, 2018 CET | From | United Democratic Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 4335 |
| Message | We are against this. |
| Date | 01:45:21, January 19, 2018 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party of Rutania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act 4335 |
| Message | Comrades, We oppose. We favour a universal right to free education, not depending on income. While well-meaning, such a policy alienates middle and higher income families and creates resentment. Besides, means-testing introduces a need for costly (and usually ineffective) bureaucracy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 183 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 567 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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