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Edsel

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  1. Health Care Reform Bill Passed in Parliament A new health care reform bill was passed in the Flemish Parliament by a vote of 103 to 97. This health care reform bill was not only very important both to the Flemish People but also to The Liberal Socialist Party. If the health care reform is a success, it will definitely help the Liberal Socialists in the next election. The bill was heavily opposed by The Flemish Conservative Party. The Conservatives claimed that bill would cause doctors to move to other countries for higher pay because their salaries would be greatly reduced by the new bill. However, the bill guarantees that doctors will be paid about the average doctor's salary before the bill was passed, depending on the type of doctor they are. Also, according to a study by scientists at Ghent University, the new health care reform bill would also not increase wait times for doctor's visits, surgeries, or other medical procedures. Lastly, according a poll of Flemish citizens by the government, 76% of Flemish people supported the new health care legislation. The main reason that the Flemish people wanted health care reform was that 17% of Flemings could not afford health insurance. Also, before this law was passed, there were many people in the country that owed hospitals or doctors, thousands of dollars for surgeries, cancer treatments, pharmaceutical drugs, or a hospital stay. The new system will make health care entirely controlled by the state. The government will nationalize all hospitals and pay for all health care costs using national income taxes. Therefore, this new law will ensure that the Flemish people all have equal access to affordable health care. ZNA Stuivenberg, a hospital in Antwerp Article by: James Wilson, Damiaan Albers, and Margreet Koeman Published January 27th, 1999 Orbis Time Flanders Broadcasting Corporation - 41 Leopoldstraat Antwerp, Flanders
  2. It is interesting that there is no conservative party. Do most Nova Scotians have similar political views?
  3. They are the same cities in different dimensions.
  4. The Town of Bruges Gained Official City Status On September 19th, 1998, the population of the town of Bruges surpassed 10,000, making it a city under Flemish law. Bruges is the capital and largest city in the province of West Flanders. It's has a well-preserved, historic old-city with many canals, narrow streets, beautiful medieval buildings, elegant squares, and amazing museums. An enormous amount of tourists flock to the beautiful city every year. Bruges is also one of the country's chief industrial centers. The metropolitan area includes one of the largest and fastest growing seaports in Flanders, and it is the only major port in the country on the North Sea. The Flemish Government hopes that the city Bruges will continue to grow and prosper in the future as more and more people move to the city. Tourists in the city's market square An iconic view of one of the city's canals with the Belfry of Bruges in the background The Belfry of Bruges on the other side of the market square Container ship being loaded in The Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge, outside of the city Article by: James Wilson, Hilary van Dijk, and Margreet Alvera Published September 29th 1998 Orbis Time Flanders Broadcasting Corporation - 41 Leopoldstraat Antwerp, Flanders
  5. The Republic of Flanders News Network has recently changed its name to Flanders Broadcasting Corporation in order to make the news organization's initialism more distinguishable. The initialism RFNN was deamed too similar to the initialisms KNN and RNN used by other news networks and had to be changed.
  6. I just wanted to clarify about the time. Is it 9am PST or 9am Orbis Time? I just wanted to know because I use PST but Orbis Time is currently one hour ahead of PST.
  7. I have received a loan from him, but I feel like the interest rate was a bit too high. i will probably just save my money until I have enough because I only want to receive a loan if it is an interest-free, long-term loan were I can just pay it off a tiny bit each day. I'll get the money somehow.
  8. Interesting, I will consider attending the Sermon.
  9. Thank you, I am going to buy my fifth city and I wanted to buy it now before I go to sleep. Thank you, you're amazing.
  10. I hate both of you ! ...jk. lol If you do get the prize money Prezyan, can I get $50,000?
  11. My alliance is broke as f* and is not willing to give out loans. Also, my alliances official policy is "no handouts", and many believe that handouts include giving out loans. I just wish I could get an interest free loan from my alliance. I am currently saving up for my fifth city and am very close to reaching the $1,923,750 that I need but I won't be able to build the three nuclear power plants that I need for a while. Maybe someone will give me a loan if I ask? I just don't know whom.
  12. The Republic of Flanders currently needs to upgrade its military and replace its coal power plants in three cities with nuclear power stations.
  13. Lol, this isn't really working because we don't have anyone to disagree with us.
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