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Bill: Anti-Elitism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Kadima Beiteynu
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 4408
Description[?]:
| This insanely expensive policy of paying for something that people want, and don't necessarily need, isn't fair at all. We're currently forcing blue-collar, middle-class workers to give part of their hard-earned paycheck to pay for some random person's college ride. We're forcing blue collar-workers to pay to educate the upper-class elites who will become doctors, lawyers, and professors, etc. Why can't we let them, I don't know, feed their family, save for a vacation, or buy a new car, instead of forcing them to act as serfs, paying to educate their societal superiors? Also, this is so morally wrong in another way. College is not a right or a necessity. This can't be compared to having the government pay for food, water, or shelter for those who need it. In the grand scheme of things, college is ultimately a frivolous expenditure. Don't get me wrong, I think that college is great and that it's important that some people go to college. But college isn't for everyone, and many are abusing this system to have their neighbors pay for a 4-year party. There is no excuse to force your neighbors at gunpoint to pay for something that you can live a perfectly comfortable life without. The bottom line is that college is not a necessity. You can install elevators, operate nuclear power plants, become a commercial pilot, be a detective, become an electrition, and so many other fulfilling, well-paying jobs, all without going to college. Also, if you really want to go to college, make some effort. Getting an associate's degree at a community college can be totally paid for by working for 2 months in an entree-level minimum wage job. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:16:19, June 12, 2018 CET | From | מַהְפֵּכָה (Revolution) | To | Debating the Anti-Elitism Act |
| Message | This is the exact oppose of anti-elitism. This bill means only the elite can go to higher education. It's fuelling a system of elitism. Education is more important than a new car or a vacation. Education is among the most important things the government provides, and is extraordinarily important in developing our nation. You talk about blue-collars having to pay for the rich. What about the rich who are paying for the children of the working class? What about the thousands of families who will not be able to afford sending their child to college if this bill passes? College isn't for everyone, and if it isn't then you won't go. It is absolutely a right for everyone to receive an outstanding education. Anything less is a sign we aren't doing enough. Nobody forces people to pay taxes at gunpoint. If you decide that you are too good for paying for working class families to send their children to college, I am fully in favour of you being tried for tax evasion. You are cutting off the aspirational children of the next generation at the knee. They are being rendered unable, via this bill, of getting the education they want. Installing elevators is a shitty job, and nobody really wants to do it. We need to be moving away from menial jobs, blue collar work shouldn't exist in 4407. A key part of an employment revolution is education. Tidhar Moshik Leader of Revolution |
| Date | 23:24:47, June 12, 2018 CET | From | Kadima Beiteynu | To | Debating the Anti-Elitism Act |
| Message | "Nobody forces people to pay taxes at gunpoint." Really? Then what are police officers? "Installing elevators is a shitty job, and nobody really wants to do it." There are plenty of people who want to do it because they want to make a living. Someone has to do it. Where do you get the right to force people to pay for your college education? It's not right. "We need to be moving away from menial jobs, blue-collar work shouldn't exist in 4407." Then what do you do with people who don't want to get a doctorate in gender studies? What if someone likes to work with their hands? What if someone is quite simply not the brightest bulb in the box, but knows how to work hard? You can't freeze out people who don't fit into the intellectual elitist mold. |
| Date | 23:37:37, June 13, 2018 CET | From | מַהְפֵּכָה (Revolution) | To | Debating the Anti-Elitism Act |
| Message | Police officers enforce laws, and catch criminals. They don't just go around pointing guns at people. That's not how the law works. It works Someone has to do it? Robots can probably do it. Making a living alone is no aspiration. I am willing to pay for poor children to get an education, or healthcare. We don't have the right to force them, per se, but they have the responsibility to care for their fellow citizens. Gender studies aren't all universities offer. Someone who wants to work with their hands, or someone who 'isn't the brightest bulb' shouldn't exist - that's a failure of our schools. You don't need to be an intellectual to work outside of a bricklaying company. Tidhar Moshik Leader of Revolution |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 53 | |
| no | Total Seats: 14 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 53 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "An "acceptable" level of unemployment means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job." - Author Unknown |