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Bill: Equal Care Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Catholic Workers Union
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: August 2257
Description[?]:
| Similar to our beliefs on education, we do not believe that good economic fortune should entitle a person to better healthcare provided in the private sector, or in this case, exclude them from full care by the commonwealth when they face serious diseases. The poor are not the only people who face crippling drug prices. The Telamonite middle class is being crushed by the extreme rates charged for pharmaceutical drugs. The government ought to fully subsidize the prices for all classes, as we believe that a cooperative commonwealth should try and lift the burden from as many people as possible. Similarly, the cooperative commonwealth ought to ensure that no one can purchase better care because they are wealthy. Everyone ought to recieve excellent care in public facilities. We therefore seek to ban all private health clinics. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:11:14, July 20, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Patriots' Bloc | To | Debating the Equal Care Act |
| Message | We're opposed to Article 1, and moderately in favor of Article 2 - although are concerned that it would lead to overpricing. We must reject. |
| Date | 15:30:05, July 20, 2006 CET | From | Páirtí Sóisialach | To | Debating the Equal Care Act |
| Message | I am in concurrence with the rt hon. gentleman. Private health care is better than its public bretheren. Whilst article 2 is tempting, I think we already subsidise the health service quite enough. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 355 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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