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Bill: Open Market Competition Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Conservative 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: April 2331
Description[?]:
| This Act seeks to open up the public market in order to improve service for citizens. |
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 the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning gated communities.
Old value:: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Current: Both the government and the private sector can set up gated communities.
Proposed: The private sector can set up gated communities.
Article 4
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 private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Article 5
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 in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 70
Current: 75
Proposed: 65
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:21:27, December 16, 2006 CET | From |  One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Open Market Competition Act |
| Message | These measures seek to reduce the burden on central government and instead use competition to drive up standards. |
| Date | 15:14:20, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Open Market Competition Act |
| Message | If we still go on like this we won't be able to control any infrastructure that is needed to ensure people basic need in life. What if private company strike? We're aganist this because we think this is going to far. We might reconsider a weaker bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 103 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 91 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 197 |
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