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Bill: Infrastructure Act 4407
Details
Submitted by[?]: White Rose
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: December 4408
Description[?]:
| Be it enacted by the Emperor's most Excellent Majesty, by the advice of his most loyal servants in this present Diet assembled, as follows:— |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on airports.
Old value:: The government owns and operates all airports.
Current: The government leaves airports entirely to the private sector.
Proposed: The government has some involvement in the ownership and operation of airports, but leaves a role for the private sector too.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government funds a program to build public works.
Current: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Proposed: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:58:44, June 13, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Government is systematically trying to destroy everything that is great in the empire with their neoliberal policies. I hope that they're kicked out to grass next time. On the substantive issues, all are a disgrace, but article 4 really takes the biscuit. How can you have competition on a railway? Competition is often propounded as the strength of the market, but there's only one track, you can't have railway competition |
| Date | 21:01:00, June 13, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | (Ashley Harris, TUSC - Infrastructure and Transport Spokesman) |
| Date | 23:50:22, June 13, 2018 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We will allow competition and remove state control. Frederick Stinson Chancellor and Imperial Seal-Bearer Deputy of the White Rose |
| Date | 23:59:26, June 13, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Does the Chancellor understand how railways work? Their is only one track, so therefore you can't have competition |
| Date | 23:59:58, June 13, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | (Ashley Harris - TUSC Infrastructure and Transport Spokesman) |
| Date | 00:03:45, June 14, 2018 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I would recommend the honourable member learn that train operating companies are not about track ownership, merely the trains on them, and they don’t need to be state owned. And many services can be ran on multiple tracks, or multiple services on the same track. Frederick Stinson Chancellor and Imperial Seal-Bearer Deputy of the White Rose |
| Date | 07:28:38, June 14, 2018 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, It has become very clear that it is not people that matter to this neo Liberal goverment. Profits and big corporations come before that. While this goverment is eating the workers and their rights while pretending they are doing something noble and good. No one is buying it. May the voters punish you for your crimes against them. Alice Teodurschu Leader of the opposition |
| Date | 08:16:16, June 14, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, How can two Trains run on one track at the same time? If they can't do that, then there is no free market and no competition Ashley Harris (TUSC - Transport and Infrastructure spokesman) |
| Date | 09:49:57, June 14, 2018 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Who said the same time? Their is a schedule, the trains will run on that schedule, who is running which times and services is down to the market. Frederick Stinson Chancellor and Imperial Seal-Bearer Deputy of the White Rose |
| Date | 10:21:06, June 14, 2018 CET | From | Trade Union and Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This is like talking to a brick wall. If there is only one line then there cannot be competition, it's as simple as that. What a message this Government is Ben Sullivan (TUSC - Leader) |
| Date | 10:30:05, June 14, 2018 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the Infrastructure Act 4407 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Failure to understand the system shows exactly why the TUSC cannot be trusted to govern or set policy for the Empire. Frederick Stinson Chancellor and Imperial Seal-Bearer Deputy of the White Rose |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 282 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 163 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "While we may not always agree it is my hope that we may always be civil." - Jonathan Clarke, former Hutorian politician |