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Bill: Means-Tested Loans Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Aldegar
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: May 2205
Description[?]:
| A fairer system of loans for tertiary tuition. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:17:02, March 24, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Means-Tested Loans Act |
| Message | We believe that this proposal would be much fairer as it would allow students to get on with their education and get started in a career before worrying about paying back loans. It would encourage young people from lower-income families into higher education, which can only be for the good of the country. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 217 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 284 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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