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Bill: National Buisness Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic 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: June 2419
Description[?]:
| This bill will allow foreign investors to invest in our companies but not to have a majority share. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:09:15, June 24, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | Why shouldnt foreign investors have control of a national company? Xenophobia is no good reason to hold this country back. |
| Date | 00:23:42, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | What in the HELL does this have to do with xenophobia? This bill is to make sure that Beiteynuian founded companies stay most Beiteynuian, it still allows a lot of foreign investment but not to the extent where if our country's economy is in a slump that foreigners come in and take over and we become slaves in our own land. |
| Date | 00:58:40, June 25, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | What difference does it make if the investors are foreign or not? To us, suggesting that foreigners would use their stake to make us "slaves in our own land" sounds like xenophobia. Aren't they only interested in the same thing as Beiteynu investors, that is to make money? |
| Date | 03:22:03, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | Why is it that liberals always make everything out to be racial or racist. oh im sorry was that xenophobic? Any ways the communist party will vote for this bill because of their support for national industry like what we support, but we're just a bunch of xenophobics huh? |
| Date | 13:44:20, June 25, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | We never accused you of being a bunch of xenophobes, however this law does seem to discriminate against foreigner investors solely because they are foreign, which sounds xenophobic. By the way, the reason we don't support this is because we beleive in the free market and fair competition, not because we have a liberal love of calling people racists. |
| Date | 20:35:24, June 25, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | Come ON, the U.S has laws like this, Great Britian, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, China, are they all sounding xenophobic? This law keeps our companies in our hands it gives a more leveling playing, not to discriminate. |
| Date | 20:56:13, June 25, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the National Buisness Protection Act |
| Message | (ooc: I don't think you can use RL countries as examples in the game) How does keeping companies in nationals hands create a more level playing field? It hinders the attempts of foreign investors because they can never control a majority share, therefore giving an advantage to national investors. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 38 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 62 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 55 |
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