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Bill: State Ownership Of Industry Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Labor Confederation
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: October 2429
Description[?]:
| Bill to propose a complete state ownership of industry. |
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: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:10:54, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Malivian National Unity Front | To | Debating the State Ownership Of Industry Act |
| Message | The Malvian Unity Front could never and will never support such an outlandish measure. While many of the parties here in our proud Republic have considerable differences it is our belief that working on common goals to reach concessions should be the order of the day. It is the M.N.U.F's view that the federal government should be the stewards of our citizens tax dollars not the dictators of all arenas! Government controlled industry has no logical conclusion other than to put our hands in the cookie jar. Frankly and many of the citizens of Malvia would agree, this would do nothing but cripple industry, innovation and the future of technology. A free-market drives competition and innovation. If they are all working under our umbrella with no incentive; what is the reward for an industry to make a new or more cost effective item for the market when the status-quo is acceptable? I implore upon my colleagues to vote against this measure. |
| Date | 09:44:04, July 16, 2007 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the State Ownership Of Industry Act |
| Message | We support only partial governmental control, to promote a safety net, and efficiency. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 146 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 54 |
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