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Bill: Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: May 2083
Description[?]:
| The Parliament of the Beluzian Republic recognises the need to re-evaluate non-essential programmes for a more fiscally efficient government, and declares its commitment to fiscal prudence. Money not wasted on frivolous programmes can be spent on real problems (70% of savings) and given back to the people in a structural tax cut (30% of savings) Programmes that are to be targeted for re-evaluation: -The Beluzian Space Agency, which has accomplished nothing despite copious funding. -The Retirement Plan for citizens aged 67, which provides a disincentive for Beluzians to work their full potential. -The Nationalising of Industries Programme for failing industries, which is expensive and leads to inherently uncompetitive industies draining tax resources. -Agricultural Subsidies currently provided to farmers, which disturb the market and have proven to be counterproductive as well as a tax burden on Beluzians. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 67
Current: 60
Proposed: 70
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Current: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:58:45, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | The Social-Liberal Party has completed an evaluation of Beluzian government spending and we have found that many government programmes are wasteful, inefficient and/or counterproductive. We feel that the lives of the Beluzian people can be improved by scrapping or reforming wasteful programmes. We are aware that the government has a record of supporting wasteful spending, but we would nevertheless ask all parties to support this proposal for the good of Beluzia. When it comes to the money of the people there is no time for partisan bickering! ((OOC: My OOC apologies for brining this bill to vote now but I wanted the Evil Tory Act 'in before the election' to shame my party economic profile, if you will. Should this bill not be approved - and my gut feeling tells me that it won't - then we can talk about some things in it more seriously after the election. Thank you for your understanding. )) |
| Date | 01:01:11, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | (("shame"... I mean "shape", of course.)) |
| Date | 02:08:59, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Free Beluzians | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | The Free Beluzians disagree with all the above articles except for article 3. The mandatory retirement age should be increased to reflect longer lifespans, but aside from that, the Freee Beluzians disagree with every other part of this bill. ((OOC: And just so you know, PAAL freaks out when there's more than one article in a bill. The rest of us don't really care.)) |
| Date | 13:21:22, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Neo-Marxist revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | Since we agree with none of those proposals and we also hate more than one article appearing especially when they are unconnected and also block anyone else putting bills upto vote in those areas we will vote no. |
| Date | 13:32:49, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | This is the first time I've seen this bill and I haven't read it but I've got to say its got a really good title ;-) |
| Date | 13:38:48, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | Yes SLP I do tend to take a freaky. However I'll spare you this time becasue I agree with most of the propsals. The retirement age I don't care about becasue I'm a politiker so I get a big fat pension and can doubtless retire and write a few bestsellers before becoming fat, then dying dynig of a cardiac arrest. The farming thing I kind of agree with. The industry I agree with and the space I have a few problems with because the private sector would never achieve anything in space without a bit of focus. |
| Date | 17:46:00, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | We thank the PAL for their support for this much-needed bill. I am, however, deplored by the opposition of the other parties. Surely they recognise the need to be fiscally responsible? Why is the |
| Date | 17:46:46, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | (cut off, bah, never mind.) |
| Date | 18:15:01, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | lol |
| Date | 18:15:23, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Partisans And Artisans League | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | it couldn't have been that important ;-) |
| Date | 18:23:19, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Social-Liberal Party | To | Debating the Re-evaluation of Frivolous Government Spending Programme |
| Message | Nah. It is not as if these parties will be convinced to engage in fiscally responsible policies anyway. *sigh* |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 90 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 184 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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