“Economically this is much too leftwing, we dislike state-owned broadband, price caps”
People's Healthcare And Public Services Act of 2023
Rationale
These reforms ensure universal access to essential services, reduce inequality, and prioritize public welfare over private profit, creating a fairer, healthier, and more connected society.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Healthcare for Non-Citizens |
Emergency treatment only, billed afterwards
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Full access to public healthcare regardless of status
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| 2 | Broadband & Digital Access |
Subsidies for rural and hard-to-reach areas
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State-owned national broadband network
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| 3 | Prescription Drug Pricing |
Voluntary pricing agreements with industry
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Statutory price caps on all medicines
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| 4 | Public Transport Policy |
Mixed transport with subsidized public transit
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Public transport priority (car restrictions in city centres; free transit)
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| 5 | Social Housing |
Small stock for the most vulnerable; right-to-buy for tenants
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The state is the majority landlord; rents set to income
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Healthcare for Non-Citizens2
Broadband & Digital Access3
Prescription Drug Pricing4
Public Transport Policy5
Social HousingProposer
Party
Movement For Socialism
A democratic socialist movement uniting Fjordheim's coastal, highland, and working communities. We believe our natural resources and oil wealth belong to all citizens. We stand for public ownership, universal welfare, environmental stewardship, and secular governance to build a truly equal society.
Core pillars
Freja Aas
Activist · Age 53
A lifelong scholar and devoted party member, Freja Aas combines deep ideological conviction with a sharp eye for practical reforms to bridge the gap between vision and reality.
Timeline
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Draft29 October 2023
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Vote Open29 October 2023
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Vote Closed28 December 2023
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Became Law28 December 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Nordting
PassedFor: 21 / 35 seats (60.0%)
Against: 11 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Fjordheim | 8 | No | ABF supports strong public services and a welfare system that protects those in need, but this bill goes far beyond that balance. State control of broadband, blanket medicine price controls and making government the majority landlord would unnecessarily replace private ownership and competition. We also believe Fjordheim’s welfare system must prioritise our own people rather than guarantee full healthcare regardless of status. Public services should be strong, affordable and accessible without turning the state into the dominant provider across the economy. |
| ASTER | 7 | Yes | Two of these articles mirror something we were already planning to propose ourselves — healthcare for every resident regardless of status, and capped medicine prices. The rest moves in the same direction: broadband, transit, and housing treated as things people need, not products they compete for. None of it asks ASTER to give up anything we believe. Reciprocal support matters in a coalition, and this bill earns it on substance as well as on principle. ASTER votes Yes. |
| Democratic Liberal Platform | 3 | No | Economically this is much too leftwing, we dislike state-owned broadband, price caps |
| Movement For Socialism Proposer | 14 | Yes | No reason given |
| Socialist Union Of Workers | 0 | Yes | We support this proposal |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“ABF supports strong public services and a welfare system that protects those in need, but this bill goes far beyond that balance. State control of broadband, blanket medicine price controls and making government the majority landlord would unnecessarily replace private ownership and competition. We also believe Fjordheim’s welfare system must prioritise our own people rather than guarantee full healthcare regardless of status. Public services should be strong, affordable and accessible without turning the state into the dominant provider across the economy.”
“Two of these articles mirror something we were already planning to propose ourselves — healthcare for every resident regardless of status, and capped medicine prices. The rest moves in the same direction: broadband, transit, and housing treated as things people need, not products they compete for. None of it asks ASTER to give up anything we believe. Reciprocal support matters in a coalition, and this bill earns it on substance as well as on principle. ASTER votes Yes.”
“We support this proposal”