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Bill: Free Medicines Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fenner Brockway Socialist Party
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: October 2258
Description[?]:
| A bill to ensure that medicines are provided free on prescription to all who need them. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:11:37, July 22, 2006 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the Free Medicines Bill |
| Message | We believe socialism requires that all medical services, including drugs, be provided for free. Means tests (providing service only to the poor) are demeaning and always create anomalies. It also costs money to administer them. We can build social solidarity by giving services free to all. At the same time, we can make income tax more progressive to ensure that the super-rich are paying more tax. |
| Date | 16:22:03, July 22, 2006 CET | From | Aldegar Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Free Medicines Bill |
| Message | We fully support this bill. It's important that everyone, rich or poor, receives proper treatment. |
| Date | 16:47:01, July 22, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Free Medicines Bill |
| Message | As a sort of socialist party, we support this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 375 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "Any system that takes responsibility away from people, dehumanises them." - Author Unknown |