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Bill: Drug Welfare Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivia Whig 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: September 2330
Description[?]:
| An act to make provide medicine to low-income individuals based upon need, rather than the current policy of providing for anyone regardless of income level. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:00:49, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Whig Party | To | Debating the Drug Welfare Act |
| Message | This policy is much more prudent than the current policy of paying for all drugs for everyone, regardless of income. We also feel that there is no compelling reason why the government should pay, even partially, for middle and high-income individuals whom can afford to purchase their medicine, as being proposed in a competing bill regarding Pharmaceutical Drugs Policy. |
| Date | 17:36:09, December 16, 2006 CET | From |  Protectorate Party | To | Debating the Drug Welfare Act |
| Message | Universal healthcare should be just that, universal. An end of support for drugs is cutting off a major source of care to many. |
| Date | 21:12:46, December 16, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Democratic Party | To | Debating the Drug Welfare Act |
| Message | Not cutting it to many..just those with high incomes who can afford it on their own. |
| Date | 01:29:38, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Drug Welfare Act |
| Message | Human rights do not respect tax brackets. By passing this law the MWP will be cutting the buying power of millions of families, as they find their paychecks suddenly have to afford a new, significant expense. What we are talking about here is raising the poverty line depending on how much medication a family needs, as that is income they had previously counted on and will no longer be able to spend freely. Ironic indeed that parties supporting 'freedom' in the economy intend to deny people that same freedom with their personal budgets. Universal means universal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 92 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 53 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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