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Bill: Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bureaucratic Technocracy 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: May 2206
Description[?]:
| An act to enhance the general scientific progress velocity of Aloria. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 19
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:56:55, March 25, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | This bill is intended to speed up the scientific progress experienced in Aloria, in order that the people may benefit from a hugely enhanced condition. |
| Date | 18:06:37, March 25, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | A big no from us. Article 1 is disastorous for the free market. Article 2 is unrealistic and restrictive. Article 3 we don't neccesarily disagree with but we can't support the bill for that. |
| Date | 19:15:59, March 25, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | Would the representative of the Democratic Liberal Party care to explain further his views on Article 2? With regards to Article 1, the BTP believes that though in the short term it may be a detriment, in the long term it will open up huge new possibilities, not only in science, but only in science but in the market for the new drug(s) that will be developed. |
| Date | 13:21:55, March 26, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | With regards to article 2, I think that by 16 people are in a good position to make their own minds up regarding education. Why restrict them? By this time many will want to go into other areas. |
| Date | 13:23:24, March 26, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | But if we give compulsory education up to 19, people will be more well-educated and will make better-informed choices, and they could, for example, be more efficient at running the corporations which you so love. But anyhow; no further dallying is necessary, moved to vote. |
| Date | 14:24:32, March 26, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | Against 3, 2, and 1. 3 - software unpatented leads to open source, which boosts technological advancements. we do not get good technology through the gov't 2 - 19 is illogical. put it at 16, 18, or 21 1 - against the spirit of laissez-faire capitalism |
| Date | 17:29:29, March 26, 2006 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Scientific Progress Enhancement Act 2205 |
| Message | 1: Why should we subsidise them and them only. Why not gift shops? Bread manufacturers. Why don't we just give everyone money? Because it keeps taxes up. We can pay them much of the money they need for a drug, then make rediculously large profits, while other business fail miserably. Unfair, uncapitalist, unworkable. 2: Education up to 16 is all that is required. People may make up their mind, and are in a fit state to do so, as to whether they continue. It allows them to move to specialist colleges, or begin working full-time. The provision is always there, remember, for extra schooling. This would just make those who wanted to leave bored, and make the learning enviornment much worse for others. You are also forcing adults into education, which is even worse. 3: Software patents, tantamount to intellectual property, means people can patent ideas and concepts, s if you wish to create new software you move into a legal mindfield. Does this function do this in the same way as this patented algorithm? Can I make this part quicker by using this shortcut, or will it conflict with patent 37474? It does the absolute opposite of what you want it to: it stuifles innovation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 600 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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