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Bill: Economic Reform - Telephone Service
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partisans And Artisans League
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: July 2201
Description[?]:
| The provision of a non-essential item by the government is inherently unfair. Those that chose to live without a phone are paying taxes to fund hte telephone use of others. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:59:47, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Moderate Beluzians | To | Debating the Economic Reform - Telephone Service |
| Message | Who actually lives without phones? Everyone pays for services they'll never use. Should childless couples pay for schools? Should wealthy people pay for soup kitchens? It's part of being in a society that you pay for services you don't use, while others may pay for services you do but they don't. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 18 |
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| Random quote: "Global warmers predict that global warming is coming, and our emissions are to blame. They do that to keep us worried about our role in the whole thing. If we aren't worried and guilty, we might not pay their salaries. It's that simple." - Kary Mullis |