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Bill: Nationalisation Of Essential Infrastructure
Details
Submitted by[?]: Humanist Party
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: February 4549
Description[?]:
| We believe that through taxation the people of this nation are the primary owners of the essential infrastructure, and that the government must act as custodian over this essential infrastructure. We propose the following. 1.) Healthcare is essential, it must be protected and operated partially by government in order to ensure people have access to affordable healthcare. 2.) Energy generation is essential, it is required in all parts of a modern nation and must be affordable and regulated. With this in mind we propose a system of partial nationalisation. 3.) Education is a vital and essential aspect of our nation, without it we languish. We propose a system of nationalised higher education to ensure everyone has access to affordable education and personal betterment. 4.) Media is essential and must be maintained by the public for public use, we propose the government takes custodian of specific aspects of media which must remain impartial and without advertisement. 5.) The construction of and expansion of public areas, roads, pathways, ect, is essential and must be undertaken by publicly owned and managed systems. 6.) Travel is essential to the operation and efficiency of our nation, it must be protected in part by government operation and public funding. 7.) Housing is both essential and a right, to ensure the most vulnerable are provided for the government must own and maintain low-income housing. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Current: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Proposed: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Public works initiatives
Old value:: The government contracts with private corporations to build public works.
Current: The government funds a program to build public works.
Proposed: The government funds a program to build public works.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Current: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Proposed: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:06:04, March 20, 2019 CET | From |  Faschistische Union | To | Debating the Nationalisation Of Essential Infrastructure |
| Message | Out of the question. It turns our the Humanists are communist after all. |
| Date | 13:31:59, March 20, 2019 CET | From | Humanist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation Of Essential Infrastructure |
| Message | Yes, yes. Same old record with your party isn't it? This bill does nothing to affect the private sector, it only serves to ensure the public have the ultimate ownership of essential infrastructure, private corporations are still freely able to operate. Of course, you already knew that. W. Bowman. Leader of The Humanist Party. |
| Date | 13:45:21, March 20, 2019 CET | From | Faschistische Union | To | Debating the Nationalisation Of Essential Infrastructure |
| Message | The state has not place in the economy. Public ownership means an increased Control over the lives of the People. Maybe one reason why your Party likes state quotas over 40%. Prime Minister First Soldier Freiherr Xaver zu Hintermooser |
| Date | 13:07:52, March 21, 2019 CET | From | Humanist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation Of Essential Infrastructure |
| Message | It will not be a surprise to you to know that we disagree. W. Bowman. Leader of The Humanist Party. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 48 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 52 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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