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Bill: Socialist Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cildanian Socialist 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: December 2391
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state does not provide child benefit.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: Local governments decide about this.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Current: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Proposed: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government does not regulate the quality of drinking water.
Current: Local government is responsible for drinking water quality regulation.
Proposed: The government sets a single standard to ensure all tap water is drinkable.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:19:49, April 18, 2007 CET | From |  Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | We support every article in this bill. However, we would rather have the Federal Government provide child benefits for all families rather than devolving the issue to Local Governments. Other than that, we wholeheartedly give our support to this legislation. |
| Date | 23:39:50, April 18, 2007 CET | From | Cildanian Socialist Party | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | Liberal Dems, Does the child benefit look good now? We thought that devolving would be a step up from where we were and that as time passed the Federal Government could provide it, but we have decided to go ahead with it now. -CSP |
| Date | 00:08:31, April 19, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | We supported it, we just would rather have the Federal Government manage child benefit for all. We do not mind starting small and building up, we just wished the Senate to know our position. We thank the C.S.P. for their cooperation and willingness to negotiate. |
| Date | 03:28:10, April 19, 2007 CET | From | Divine Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | We can't support #2 and don't like #5 especially |
| Date | 09:38:26, April 19, 2007 CET | From | Justice League of Cildania | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | Okay..... so help me get into the head of a socialist. You can't be secretly mad tyrants right? No of course not, but you must think you are right somehow. You must think that proposals like these will help people. So what about the moral issues, like taking away people's money to pay for these programs or requiring people to work to provide for them? If any regular citizen did this, you would call it theft and slavery and have him thrown in jail wouldn't you? But since you're government, do you think it is then okay? Do you just ignore these issues? Or do you see them as acceptable side effects for your helpful programs? Do you consider how these programs would realistically affect the economy? With the artificial price hikes and inevitable inflation of currency... Do you consider these consequences? Or is an imploding economy an acceptable side effect to your programs? Help me understand, bills like this never make any sense to me. |
| Date | 14:43:23, April 19, 2007 CET | From | Hebilon Mujahideen | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | we would support 4, 5 and 7, but cant support this bill as a whole |
| Date | 23:48:17, April 19, 2007 CET | From | Hebilon Mujahideen | To | Debating the Socialist Reforms |
| Message | and, come to think of it, we would support article 1 as well, but still cant support the whole bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 124 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 301 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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