Ministry of Health and Education Policy Reviews

Cabinet Secretary's Note - Below are the department's assessments for various proposed government policies. I have included our existing policies for comparison. Some policies will be harder to implement than others, and that is reflected in the 'political cost'; that is, the amount of political will there is to see it through. This amount will be deducted from the Political Capital available to the General Assembly as listed in the most recent annual report. Costings are correct as of the tabling of this review, but may vary from changes to population, wages, or national circumstances.

Reviews of Possible Changes to Existing Policy

Abortion Policy

Political Cost: Lower to Total Ban 11, Raise to Limited Circumstances 16, Raise to Two Doctor Approval or At Will 31
Cost Range: N/A
Decreasing will

Increase: Religious Opinion, Conservative Opinion, Population Growth

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Liberal Identity, Gender Equality

Increasing will

Increase: Liberal Opinion, Liberal Identity, Gender Equality

Decrease: Religious Opinion, Conservative Opinion, Population Growth

Executive Term Lengths

Political Cost: Raise from 3 to 4 years 35, Raise greater than 4 #!
Cost Range: N/A
Increasing will

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Democratic Values

Executive Term Limits

Political Cost: Raise from 2 to 3 terms 34, Raise grater than 3 #!
Cost Range: N/A
Increasing will

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Democratic Values

Secular/Religious Schooling Policy

Political Cost: Lower to Science Preference 13, Lower to Religious Preference or Fundamentalist Education 25, Raise to Atheistic Preference 18, Raise to Anti-theistic 36
Cost Range: N/A
Decreasing will

Increase: Religious Opinion, Religious Identity, Technological Backwater Crisis

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Liberal Identity

Increasing will

Increase: Liberal Opinion, Liberal Identity

Decrease: Religious Opinion, Religious Identity, Technological Backwater Crisis

Selective Schooling Policy

Political Cost: Lower to No Selectivity 3, Raise to Encouraged Separation 6, Raise to Dedicated Gifted and Remedial Schools or/and Transfer Funding to Gifted Schools 12
Cost Range: N/A
Decreasing will

Increase: Liberal Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Equality, Socialist Identity

Decrease: Conservative Opinion, Capitalist Opinion, Educational Attainment

Increasing will

Increase: Conservative Opinion, Capitalist Opinion, Educational Attainment

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Equality, Socialist Identity

State School Funding

Political Cost: Lower to ₣1.1B to ₣2.8B 13, Raise to ₣5.2B to ₣6.9B 11, Raise Above ₣7B 21
Public Schooling can be Cancelled Entirely for 18 Political Capital
Cost Range: ₣1,170M to ₣12,700M Decreasing will

Increase: Poverty, Unemployment, Capitalist Opinion

Decrease: Poor Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Educational Attainment, State Employee Identity

Increasing will

Increase: Poor Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Educational Attainment, State Employee Identity, State Employee Income, Socialist Identity, Parent Identity

Decrease: Poverty, Unemployment, Capitalist Opinion

State Science Funding

Political Cost: Lower to No Selectivity 3, Raise to Encouraged Separation 6, Raise to Dedicated Gifted and Remedial Schools or/and Transfer Funding to Gifted Schools 12
Cost Range: N/A
Decreasing will

Increase: Liberal Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Equality, Socialist Identity

Decrease: Conservative Opinion, Capitalist Opinion, Educational Attainment

Increasing will

Increase: Conservative Opinion, Capitalist Opinion, Educational Attainment

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Equality, Socialist Identity

New Policy Reviews

Anti-Littering Media Campaign

Political Cost: Implement 2
Cost Range: Up to ₣56M
Implementing will

Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Environmentalist Identity

Decrease: Environmental Pollution

Anti-Racism Media Campaign

Political Cost: Implement 8
Cost Range: Up to ₣49M
Implementing will

Increase: Liberals Opinion

Decrease: Racial Tension

Arts and Culture Subsidies

Political Cost: Implement 13
Cost Range: Up to ₣184M
Implementing will

Increase: Liberal Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation, Tourism, Educational Attainment, Liberal Identity

Decrease: Unemployment, Capitalist Opinion

Ban Tobacco

Political Cost: Implement 20
Cost
Implementing will

Increase: Organised Crime

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Liberal Identity, Tobacco Usage

Ban Alcohol

Political Cost: 30
Cost Range: ₣10M to ₣30M
Implementing will

Increase: Organised Crime

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Tourism, Alcohol Consumption, Liberal Identity

Ban Minority Religious Services

Political Cost: Implement 30
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Religious Opinion, Racial Tension

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Ethnic Minority Opinion, Immigration

Ban Private Education

Political Cost: Implement 32
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Socialist Opinion, Socialist Identity, Equality

Decrease: Private School Access, Class Riot Crisis, Capitalist Opinion, Wealthy Opinion

Ban Private Healthcare Providers

Political Cost: Implement 32
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Socialist Opinion, Socialist Identity, Equality

Decrease: Private Health Access, Capitalist Opinion, Wealthy Opinion

Build Desalination Water Facilities

Political Cost: Implement 6
Cost Range: Up to ₣425M
Implementing will

Increase: Water Access

Decrease: Energy Efficiency

Civil Liberty Organisation Subsidies

Political Cost: Implement 2
Cost Range: Up to ₣62M
Implementing will

Increase: Liberal Identity

Climate Change Adaptation Funding

Political Cost: Implement 15
Cost Range: ₣2,150M to ₣7,500M
Implementing will

Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Environmentalist Identity, Farmer Opinion, Farmer Income

Decrease: Unemployment

Compulsory Nutrition and Ingredient Labelling

Political Cost: Implement 11
Cost Range: Up to ₣74M
Implementing will

Increase: National Health, Vegetarianism

Decrease: Capitalist Opinion, GDP

CO2 Reduction Media Campaign

Political Cost: Implement 6
Cost Range: Up to ₣50M
Implementing will

Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Environmentalist Identity, Vegetarianism

Decrease: CO2 Emissions, Car Usage

Compulsory Foreign Language Student Education

Political Cost: Implement 5
Cost Range: Up to ₣40M
Implementing will

Increase: International Trade, Diplomatic Reputation, Educational Attainment, Foreign Investment, Tourism

Decrease: Racial Tension

Compulsory Foreign Language Adult Education

Political Cost: Implement 24
Cost Range: Up to ₣130M
Implementing will

Increase: Educational Attainment, Diplomatic Reputation, International Trade, Immigration

Decrease: Racial Tension, Patriot Opinion

Compulsory School Physical Education

Political Cost: Implement 4
Cost Range: Up to ₣62M
Implementing will

Increase: National Health

Decrease: Youth Opinion

Cyber-Bullying Awareness Media Campaign

Political Cost: Implement 2
Cost Range: Up to ₣50M
Implementing will

Increase: Parent Opinion, Youth Opinion

Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Systems

Political Cost: Implement 8
Cost Range: Up to ₣50M
Implementing will

Increase: National Health

Decrease: Narcotics Crisis

Enforced Daily Media Broadcast of National Anthem

Political Cost: Implement 18
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Patriot Opinion, Patriot Identity

Decrease: Diplomatic Reputation

Enforced Political Military Religious Oath

Political Cost: Implement 28
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Religious Opinion, Racial Tension, Religious Identity

Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Diplomatic Reputation

Enforced Student Participation in the National Anthem

Political Cost: Implement 20
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Patriot Opinion, Patriot Identity

Decrease: Youth Opinion

Extend Emergency Powers

Political Cost: N/A (Emergency Powers are enabled by the World Assembly until further notice)
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Political Capital

Food and Drug Standards Agency

Political Cost: Implement 7
Cost Range: Up to ₣45M
Implementing will

Increase: Liberal Opinion, National Health, Food Price Crisis, Vegetarianism

Decrease: Farmer Opinion, Disease Epidemic Crisis

Free School Meals

Political Cost: Implement 10
Cost Range: ₣250M to ₣400M
Implementing will

Increase: Poor Opinion, National Health, Socialist Opinion, Parent Opinion, Parent Identity, Poor Income

Decrease: Poverty

Free Student Sight Testing

Political Cost: Implement 8
Cost Range: Up to ₣75M
Implementing will

Increase: Poor Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Poor Income, Retired Opinion, National Health

Decrease: Capitalist Opinion, Poverty

Free Parenting Seminars

Political Cost: Implement 3
Cost Range: Up to ₣140M
Implementing will

Increase: Parent Opinion, Parent Identity, Population Growth, Gender Equality

Health Foods Media Campaign

Political Cost: Implement 2
Cost Range: Up to ₣60M
Implementing will

Increase: National Health, Vegetarianism

Human Cloning Research Grants

Political Cost: Implement 20
Cost Range: ₣280M to ₣3,600M
Implementing will

Increase: Wealthy Opinion, Technological Innovation

Decrease: Religious Opinion, Conservative Opinion, National Health

Introduce Compulsory Water Metering

Political Cost: Implement 6
Cost Range: Up to ₣350M
Implementing will

Increase: Environmentalist Opinion

Decrease: Environmental Pollution

National Postal Service

Political Cost: Implement 12
Cost Range: Up to ₣230M
Implementing will

Increase: Socialist Opinion, Socialist Identity, Worker Productivity, State Employee Identity

Decrease: Unemployment, Capitalist Opinion

Organ Donation Policy

Political Cost: Implement 13
Cost Range: ₣6M
Implementing will

Increase: National Health, Age Expectancy

Decrease: Religious Opinion

Private Healthcare Voucher-Funds Program

Political Cost: Implement 13
Cost Range: ₣1,350M to ₣24,250M
Implementing will

Increase: Equality, Private Healthcare Access, Average Income

Decrease: Socialist Identity, Poverty

Private Education Voucher-Funds Program

Political Cost: Implement 9
Cost Range: ₣400M to ₣13,500M
Implementing will

Increase: Private School Access, Equality, Average Income

Decrease: Poverty, Socialist Identity

Public Vocational and Technology Colleges

Political Cost: Implement 10
Cost Range: ₣150M to ₣850M
Implementing will

Increase: Educational Attainment, Technological Innovation, State Employee Opinion, State Employee Identity

Public University Funding

Political Cost: Implement 13
Cost Range: ₣125M to ₣1,650M
Implementing will

Increase: Educational Attainment, State Employee Opinion, Parent Opinion, Youth Opinion, Youth Income, Socialist Identity, State Employee Identity

Decrease: Unemployment, Inter-Generational Wealth Gap

Reforestation Programs

Political Cost: Implement 7
Cost Range: Up to ₣320M
Implementing will

Increase: Environmentalist Opinion

Decrease: CO2 Emissions, Environmental Pollution, Unemployment, Asthma Crisis

Religious Private School Subsidies

Political Cost: Implement 45
Cost Range: ₣112 to ₣725M
Implementing will

Increase: Religious Opinion, Educational Attainment, Religious Identity, Racial Tension, Religious Income

Decrease: Liberal Identity

School Prayer Policy

Political Cost: Implement 22
Cost Range: N/A
Implementing will

Increase: Religious Opinion, Religious Identity, Racial Tension

Decrease: Liberal Identity

State Broadcasting Corporation

Political Cost: Implement 12
Cost Range: ₣85M to ₣800M
Implementing will

Increase: Socialist Opinion, Educational Attainment, Diplomatic Reputation

Decrease: Capitalist Opinion, Unemployment, Political Extremism Crisis, Fake News Crisis, Media Monopoly Crisis

State Funding for Public Libraries

Political Cost: Implement 10
Cost Range: Up to ₣500M
Implementing will

Increase: Educational Attainment, Equality, Retired Opinion

State Funding of Religious Radio Broadcasting

Political Cost: Implement 16
Cost Range: Up to ₣70M
Implementing will

Increase: Religious Identity, Religious Opinion, Racial Tension

Decrease: Liberal Opinion

State Water Utility

Political Cost: Implement 11
Cost Range: Up to ₣2,150M
[Income Range[/i]: Up to ₣215M Implementing will

Increase: Trade Unionist Opinion, Trade Unionist Identity, Socialist Identity, State Employee Identity, Government Corruption

Decrease: Private Water Industry, Poverty, Unemployment, Capitalist Opinion

Stem Cell Research Grants

Political Cost: Implement 45
Cost Range: Up to ₣200M
Implementing will

Increase: National Health, Technological Innovation

Decrease: Religious Opinion, Conservative Opinion, Technology Backwater Crisis

Universal Public Healthcare System

Political Cost: Implement 38
Cost Range: Up to ₣25,700M
Income Range: Up to ₣2,290M Implementing will

Increase: Poor Opinion, Socialist Opinion, National Health, Retired Opinion, State Employee Opinion, State Employee Identity, State Employee Income, Socialist Identity

Decrease: Unemployment, Capitalist Opinion, Wealthy Opinion, Private Healthcare Access, Hospital Overcrowding Crisis, Narcotic Abuse Crisis, Epidemic Disease Crisis

Workforce Retraining and Education Subsidies

Political Cost: Implement 12
Cost Range: ₣100M to ₣350M
Implementing will

Increase: Educational Attainment, Worker Productivity

Youth Government and Politics Council Grants

Political Cost: Implement 2
Cost Range: Up to ₣75M
Implementing will

Increase: Youth Opinion

Youth Special Interest Club Grants

Political Cost: Implement 9
Cost Range: Up to ₣140M
Implementing will

Increase: Parent Opinion, Socialist Opinion, Youth Opinion, Youth Income

Decrease: Petty Crime, Street Gang Crisis, Antisocial Behaviour Crisis