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Bill: Privatisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likatonia First
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: January 4806
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Old value:: The government runs all homeless shelters and reintegration projects
Current: There are government-run shelters, but these coexist with privately run shelters.
Proposed: Local governments decide on homeless shelters and reintegration projects.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 18:52:05, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | Sounds good to us, and we don't want to hear about the "impending doom" or the "millions will die" argument. |
Date | 19:01:54, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Likatonia First | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | When this bill passes. We will sell of all state electricty, railways and higher eductaional schools |
Date | 19:11:43, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | Mark Sullivan: I will BUY BUY BUY!!!!! |
Date | 19:12:45, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Likatonia First | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | Well we are not going to sell it to just one person |
Date | 20:17:54, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Socialists People’s Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | Typical Bastard Tories plaguing our country until there is only the privileged left. OCC: I think that something will have to be RPed. you cant expect all these bills to pass with out their being retaliation. |
Date | 20:30:08, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | OOC: We could of said the same thing for your commie bills, but we waited till we won an election. |
Date | 20:31:22, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Likatonia First | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | OOC: It is your choice to be honest. If you want to RP another protest go ahead. I will RP the sell off of all of this |
Date | 22:31:15, August 24, 2020 CET | From | The Moderates | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | LRP: Is the reason you don't want to hear those arguments because you have no response? |
Date | 22:43:07, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Socialists People’s Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | OOC: Commie bills LRP? |
Date | 23:49:00, August 24, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | MOD: No we have a response, the government doesn't need to run peoples lives and should only be helping those who are impoverished, get them up on their feet, then leave them alone. |
Date | 00:27:59, August 25, 2020 CET | From | Socialists People’s Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | It doesn’t work like LRP. Every bill proposed has a knock on effect. |
Date | 02:55:02, August 25, 2020 CET | From | Conservative Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | It works just fine like that. |
Date | 14:10:10, August 25, 2020 CET | From | The Moderates | To | Debating the Privatisation Act |
Message | Exactly, we should get them up on their feet with free healthcare alongside private healthcare, not fully privatised healthcare which means those who are impoverished will die. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 60 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 40 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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