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Bill: Private Post Office Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alderdath Farsisi Profakaki Malfikek
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: November 2239
Description[?]:
Private Post Offices are inherently more effcient than those that are nationalised. The sctor would be more competetive, and therefore better for the customers if it was entirely private. Regulation is unnecasary as customers will regualte the industry themselves, choosing the best private firms based on past experience and the experiences of others. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 14:03:13, June 07, 2006 CET | From | Alderdath Lebrali Demkratti | To | Debating the Private Post Office Act |
Message | we disagree. if the government didn't regulate the industry then nothing would prevent consumers receiving a shoddy service. |
Date | 14:05:41, June 07, 2006 CET | From | Alderdath Farsisi Profakaki Malfikek | To | Debating the Private Post Office Act |
Message | But they could then change take their bussiness elsewhere, thus driving up performance as companies compete for custom. |
Date | 19:51:40, June 07, 2006 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Private Post Office Act |
Message | since we have no monopoly laws, there's also nothing stoping these mail services from becoming a mail monopoly, and forces high prices and crap service onto the consumer. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 114 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 187 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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