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Bill: Free Market Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pnték Prsakij Prta (Phalangists)
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: June 2264
Description[?]:
| Removing central government from health and education. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Current: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Proposed: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:49:57, August 04, 2006 CET | From |  Commonwealth Labour Party | To | Debating the Free Market Bill |
| Message | Absolutely shocking? It is bad enough that private practices are unregulated, but this is beyond the pale. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 6 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 342 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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