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Bill: Economy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cosa Nostra
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 2433
Description[?]:
| We can understand and even support a free market, as long as there's is a social backup for the less lucky ones. This is not charity, it's helping every citizen to take part in our wealth-based economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 2
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 does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:26:56, July 23, 2007 CET | From | Free Liberals Party | To | Debating the Economy Act |
| Message | For the employees, for the consumers, regulation must be present in it's least form to ensure that, like a government, a corporation doesn't usurp public sovereignty or become too unwieldly. |
| Date | 01:57:12, July 24, 2007 CET | From | Cosa Nostra | To | Debating the Economy Act |
| Message | Corporations can do anything they like, as long as they respect the rights of the employees, the consumers and the laws of the country. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 198 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 320 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun." - Ralph Nader |