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Bill: Aesthetic and pacifist bill 2431 concerning economy
Details
Submitted by[?]: "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party
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: February 2432
Description[?]:
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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 acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:53:50, July 20, 2007 CET | From |  Christian Democratic Alternative | To | Debating the Aesthetic and pacifist bill 2431 concerning economy |
| Message | "Companies fail for a reason. That reason is that they either produce goods that aren't demanded or because other companies can produce them for a better price and quality. Even though subsidies can prolong the life of failing companies, these subsidies in the long run will only cause the inevitable blow of bankruptcy to land even harder on the management and the employees. Let's face the truth and allow the market, the system humanity has chosen to deal with its transactions, to do its work. Democratic Workers' Councils slow down decision-making in companies, increasing their chances of going bankrupt. They also allow for subjective visions that see profit as evil, while a company needs profit to make investments in production technology, so that it may remain competative for years to come." - Daisy Campbell, CDA shadow Minister for Trade and Industry. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 99 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 90 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "The substance of the eminent Socialist gentlemen's speech is that making a profit is a sin. It is my belief that the real sin is taking a loss!" - Winston Churchill |