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Bill: The Big Privatization Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Daio Party
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: August 2204
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Current: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Proposed: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: Nuclear power plants are not permitted.
Proposed: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Article 6
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 by the government.
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:07:42, March 23, 2006 CET | From |  Jacobin Society | To | Debating the The Big Privatization Bill |
| Message | What is with the insistance on such wide ranging bills? |
| Date | 15:16:21, March 23, 2006 CET | From | New Daio Party | To | Debating the The Big Privatization Bill |
| Message | Indeed, wide ranging, but there's no room in the infra budget for all those provisions. So there's a common line of thought suffecient and cohesive enough to not feel it's all just a buncha riders. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 169 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 119 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "Hatred is not, and should never be considered as another form of freedom of expression." - Icarion Dadhelus, former Selucian politician |