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Bill: Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: March 2089
Description[?]:
| To change the current law on pollution restrictions on industry to something that is not as prohibitive. The current law means that businesses move to countries with less restrictive standards and take jobs, taxes and prestige with them. Private business is more efficient and better able to use and manage resources than the public sector. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:23:26, July 30, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087 |
| Message | Against both articles. And I'm surprised you support the second article, it infringes upon the right to breathe fresh air, the right to drink clean water, the right to live your life in a healthy environment. |
| Date | 11:28:46, July 30, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087 |
| Message | Well we are very much against highly restrictive standards and are willing to compromise and go down to medium standards. |
| Date | 15:02:00, July 31, 2005 CET | From | Grand Republican Party | To | Debating the Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087 |
| Message | Against the second point |
| Date | 15:04:22, July 31, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087 |
| Message | Strongly in favour. |
| Date | 15:45:19, July 31, 2005 CET | From | Humanist Socialist Party | To | Debating the Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087 |
| Message | Against. |
| Date | 18:15:34, July 31, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Non-intervention in the Market Act 2087 |
| Message | Our of interest... why? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 126 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 446 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 27 |
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