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Bill: Free Market Bill of 2363
Details
Submitted by[?]: Scientific Libertarian 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: November 2363
Description[?]:
In the light of recent international developments, the Secularist Libertarian Party would like to release the last communist controls remaining from the old government in order to free the free market to do its efficient capitalist job and in order to free up funds for defense of the nation should it become necessary. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
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 public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
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 in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Proposed: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 13:47:41, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Jakania Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Free Market Bill of 2363 |
Message | fantastic bill! |
Date | 22:32:37, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Free Market Bill of 2363 |
Message | Most of these laws have been ammended from the old government. The Articles in this bill were almost all changed in some way by the Founding Parties of Modern Jakania, and for good reason. The S.L.P. describes this bill "to release the last communist controls remaining from the old government", which would mean the L.D.P., J.L.S., U.D.A., and M.R.P. are all communists. Most was passed by near unanimous vote. |
Date | 00:03:57, February 22, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Free Market Bill of 2363 |
Message | Another thing. Why does the S.L.P. seek to wipe out the public post office system? Even though the S.L.P. has expressed malice for taxes, the taxes that are implemented and collected pay for our citizen's postal service. A private postal office is at the expense of the people. It will merely confuse the people and the postal system itself it there are thousands of private companies The taxes the government will collect are going to be collected no matter what, unless a state of anarchy is accomplished where there are no taxes and no government. So why eradicate the public postal system if citizens are already paying taxes to fund this program? And to sum up pretty much this up for the Supreme Council on its behalf (5 out of 7 parties), why does the S.L.P. intend to rid the country of the Space Program, Health Care for all, Protection of National Companies, and Safe Advertising - the law that makes it so companies won't lie to the people when they adervtise? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 272 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 208 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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