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Bill: Infrastructure Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Conservative 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: October 2254
Description[?]:
| A bill to improve our infrustructure and boost our economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Article 3
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. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:10:44, July 12, 2006 CET | From |  Civilization Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | We disagree, especially with Article 5. |
| Date | 15:26:55, July 12, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | Housing policies are determined by local governments in many countries. For example in the UK and in Ireland, its local councils who build and maintain public housing estates for low-income families |
| Date | 17:30:22, July 12, 2006 CET | From | United Liberty Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | We agree -- ending government control of businesses will make services more efficient and less expensive. |
| Date | 00:50:40, July 13, 2006 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | We strongly disagree with Articles 4 and 5. |
| Date | 07:08:02, July 13, 2006 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | we disagree with it all. plus aren't you the party for protecting against terriorist? why make it easier then? |
| Date | 11:09:39, July 14, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | How does this poll make it easy for terrorists? The only thing that makes it easy for terrorist is - your party! MEP has goven us an un-armed police force MEP has allowed a compeltely open border system for every immigrant to come into the country no questions asked MEP has abolished deportations MEP has got rid on intelligence actions in other coutnries |
| Date | 14:29:05, July 14, 2006 CET | From | Cobura National Socialist Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | CNSP cannot support the dissolution of the state run power grid. Power, the key to any economy, cannot be put in the hand of the capitalists whom will run it for profit at the expense of the lower class. |
| Date | 05:43:11, July 15, 2006 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Infrastructure Bill |
| Message | un-armed police? my assyou ever seen what a bean bag gun shotgun can do a person? or a tazer? or hell even just some tear-gas. Open border would be no checks at all. we can easily find out who it is entering and that s all you need. Deportations helps who? intell actions on another country only gets us killed faster. you think another country just going to roll-over if they catch us fucking up their country? and you are because regulated post=less bomb chances national power grid=less chance of something fucking us over. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 109 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 391 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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