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Bill: Economic Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Proletarian Committee (KCCP)
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: December 2401
Description[?]:
| This is a bill to commun-ise Trigunia. If the Committees with seats vote to force it through, and the party's with no seats vote against it will ensure we spread visibilities. |
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: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: Fire prevention and management is left to the local governments.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:18:43, May 09, 2007 CET | From |  Liberal Centrist Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Well bit to late and it looks like the KCCPs Proletariat is only proposing bill just to retain his seats. Anyway as anounced before the LCP is going to vote on any bills proposed by the KCCPs. |
| Date | 00:20:48, May 09, 2007 CET | From | Communist Proletarian Committee (KCCP) | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Too late for what? |
| Date | 00:22:09, May 09, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Centrist Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | You should have proposed these bills long time ago..when you lot gained power in and not only be interested in decorating the institutional titles. |
| Date | 00:28:52, May 09, 2007 CET | From | Communist Proletarian Committee (KCCP) | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Yeh, well the problem was the weekend came along and various reasons (work, alcohol etc) I don't dedicate much of my weekend to particracy. |
| Date | 00:40:38, May 09, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Centrist Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | ... |
| Date | 05:41:24, May 09, 2007 CET | From | Coalition of Armed Citizens | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Thank you so much. I'll certainly win the next election now. |
| Date | 16:42:14, May 09, 2007 CET | From | Communist Proletarian Committee (KCCP) | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | We remind the Intellectual and Radical committees to vote against this measure. |
| Date | 01:34:13, May 10, 2007 CET | From | Communist Proletarian Committee (KCCP) | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | We have decided to abstain on the matter, as we are unsure whether the Radicals or Intellectuals will be able to vote in time. This will prevent all our visibilities becoming too similar. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 224 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 144 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 135 |
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