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Bill: Socialist Agenda (Step 1)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hobrazian Peoples 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: August 2421
Description[?]:
| We have and always will believe in a more unitarist and statecentrist economy together with a sponsoring system with the state in the middle. We have no need for capitalistic ideas which will only ruin the ofundation of the high living standards we have in Hobrazia. Also we hope to counter the international market as we believe the Hobrazians should be rated over foreign companies, while the best way to gain succes abroad will be as a united economically strong Hobrazia. The following shall apply should this bill pass: Accepting that the Public sector can provide efficient and reliable public services, whilst also accepting that the lure of increasing profitablity and improvements in price and quality engendered through private competition can, in those areas that are not reliant on a purely non-profitable service provision, improve the goods purchased by the public, the Government will allow private investment and operation in all areas of business that are not directly required as part of essential public services. Business sectors to remain under the control of the Public Sector to include: Public Transportation (including national and local rail networks and services, local and national bus and coach services, and national and international airlines. Private business will be allowed to operate small scale private hire bus services and Taxi services); Public utilities (including water supplies, electricity provision, through the National Grid, and gas supplies); Primary medical care facilities; Essential Public Services (including Police, Fire, and Ambulance services as well as sea and land rescue services). The private sector will be allowed to compete primarily in production, retail and banking sectors where its ability to operate flexibly and quickly to changing economic conditions will provide the best provision to the public. These industries will, however, continue to have specific regulations imposed on them where necessary in order to maintain quality of product. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:29:14, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Socialist Agenda (Step 1) |
| Message | Thanks to the WSS!P for the last part of the bill description. |
| Date | 14:36:11, June 29, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Socialist Agenda (Step 1) |
| Message | I was about to say that that sounded familiar. |
| Date | 14:41:05, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Socialist Agenda (Step 1) |
| Message | Well when already good legislation exists why not continue to use it? :-) |
| Date | 14:41:47, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Socialist Agenda (Step 1) |
| Message | We though questions your vote, but one has a stand untill a new is taken. |
| Date | 20:21:38, June 29, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Socialist Agenda (Step 1) |
| Message | Our vote is such due to certain measures introduced to guarantee certain points within the above doctrine have already been enforced. Transportation is covered in separate legislation and as such is provided for by both State and private companies (as described in the above bill). Public utilities are State owned in so far as the infrastructure is concerned, but allowing private companies to pay a surcharge and utilise said infrastructure and so compete with each other in providing service quality (if this is untrue we would look at any evidence against and would introduce such measures). Also, all emergency public services are provided by the State. Due to these points we feel that allowing private business free reign to compete, with limited restrictions, without further government expenditure in operations is the most cost effective position to maintain. We would, however, be open to negotiation should the HPP believe this to be otherwise. |
| Date | 23:17:54, June 29, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Socialist Agenda (Step 1) |
| Message | We at least would like to have the possibility to discuss in Parliament what industries could follow those mentioned to be state run.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 142 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 258 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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