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Bill: Health Care privatization
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Democratic Union
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: August 2203
Description[?]:
Each individual is responsible for their own health, if Bobby is sick, why should Joe pay for his medical care? |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 02:58:27, March 21, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | What a dreadful bill! There goes the health and well-being of the nation, especially the poor. If this bill were to pass, a sharp increase in unwanted pregnancies due to a lack of contraception would be devastating. Also, an entirely privatised healthcare system would dramatically decrease health care coverage because many in our nation would not be able to afford it. Only those who could afford premium healthcare would be given vital and potentially life-saving treatments. It will be a grim day when a person in our nation dies of an easily treatable disease because he or she cannot afford the treatment. For shame, Classic Liberal Party. Also, regarding your description of the bill, individuals are not just responsible for their own health. All the people of our nation are responsible for each other's health and well being. People need to take care of EACH OTHER in a successful society, not just themselves. |
Date | 03:00:41, March 21, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | Not to mention, the vital supply of government-provided contraceptives has accounted for the relatively low rate of STI/STD infections in our nation. Without this supply of contraceptives, more diseases will spread through unsafe sex and the rate of infection will climb drastically. Contraceptives must be free, easy to obtain and easy to use. |
Date | 03:12:23, March 21, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | I am responsible for myself and nobody else, what Joe does is Joe's responsibility. |
Date | 03:34:08, March 21, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | Because it is fair, it is justified. EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HEALTHCARE, NOT JUST THE RICH |
Date | 03:37:48, March 21, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | So when your born you automatically should get health care? There are no such things as positive rights, they don't exist, the world owes you nothing. |
Date | 03:47:35, March 21, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | there is and there are, the SDP is the vanguard of human rights, and one of those rights is the right to have healthcare , why should a child die because their family is poor?, why should anyone who is poor suffer without healthcarfe? This bill will wreck the economy of Darnussia with more and more people being off ill, it will cause many of the working class and underclass it suffer in ill health making them less productive and less able to work, it will cause working class and under class children to underperform in school. This bill will be an utter disaster. The SDP is the aprty of social justice and a sound economy, the Libertarian Party stands for unfairness, injustice, unequality, ill health and a failing economy. |
Date | 03:05:05, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | Libertarian Party, in this day and age, we shouldn't be thinking in terms of 'I only care about myself and each person should take care of only themselves'. In a strong, caring nation like Darnussia, people have a responsibility to take care of each other. Is it a strange idea to you that perhaps people should actually take care of each other? |
Date | 03:06:00, March 22, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Health Care privatization |
Message | The Darnussian national motto is 'Iunctus Firmus- Together We Are Strong' and there is a very good reason that it is our national motto. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 550 | ||||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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