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Bill: Public Transport Funding Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Green Manalishi 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: July 2226
Description[?]:
| We see no reason why students, blue-collar workers, the elderly and all typically low-income groups should have their mobility impaired and support in this area would bring us in to line with other legislation. We open the issue up to debate. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:51:15, May 10, 2006 CET | From |  Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | Why should I pay for his busing? |
| Date | 20:00:34, May 10, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | because it supports our transport infrastructure, reduces pollution, reduces traffic congestion, brings communities together, helps those that are less able to get around (physically and financially), moves towards our motto of equality and opportunity for all and brings the legislation inline with other such public service initiatives. |
| Date | 23:09:09, May 10, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | Yes, it does. It also infringes on the rights of those who do not need bussing. |
| Date | 23:12:52, May 10, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | how's that? |
| Date | 01:34:49, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | Oh no, not public transport again... We support the current policy. |
| Date | 01:48:04, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | has the GMP brought up a sore point CP?! |
| Date | 03:31:19, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | We are fully in support of this bill. |
| Date | 16:50:30, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | We were just reacting to the fact that it's been so soon since the current policy was made. (no hard feelings though!) |
| Date | 22:09:37, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Green Manalishi Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | Fair enough, the GMP's memory on such things is but 5/6 game years old. |
| Date | 02:37:45, May 12, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Public Transport Funding Act |
| Message | "how's that?" they pay for it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 121 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 504 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "In public policy, it matters less who has the best arguments and more who gets heard, and by whom." - Ralph Reed |