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Bill: Modernization of Industry Act of 2440
Details
Submitted by[?]: Neo-Epicurean 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: April 2441
Description[?]:
| Article 1: Allowing armaments to be exported to any nation will increase our export rate, stimulate the development of a strong defense industry, and create high-paying jobs. Article 2: Abolishing state-owned industries will eliminate these inefficient, underperforming companies and enhance competition in the marketplace, thus strengthening the economy. It will also lessen the tax burden to citizens and corporations alike. The government can still intervene if an industry vital to national security threatens to go out of business. Article 3: Subsidies to defense industries also encourage waste and stifle competition. The increase in exports allowed by Article 1 will serve to enhance the income of the arms manufacturers and allow the best companies to thrive because of market advantages, rather than being propped up by the taxpayers. Article 4: Deregulation of private postal services will also promote competition and strengthen the economy. The national post office should be retained because this is an area in which we should provide affordable services to all citizens, even those in sparsely populated or remote areas. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
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 the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:27:44, August 06, 2007 CET | From | Vox Popularis Imperator | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | Seems fairly reasonable. Vox Popularis would still prefer a fully nationalized Defense sector, but can accept the bill in it's present form. |
| Date | 00:27:50, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Vaguely-Remembered Party | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | i disagree with 1 and 4. |
| Date | 01:35:20, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Quellist Party | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | We approve of 1 and 2 wholeheartedly, but have reservations about 3 and 4. We would support the Bill however. |
| Date | 03:50:18, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Epicurean Party | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | Article 4 is one of the more controversial proposals, and even within the Neo-Epicurean Party there were mixed feelings about including it. |
| Date | 22:39:30, August 07, 2007 CET | From | Neo-Epicurean Party | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | It is clear that the right of workers to strike is held dearly in Rutania, and after due consideration, we will not seek to curb that right. The offending article has been removed. We have added another article allowing the free export of conventional weaponry. |
| Date | 03:10:58, August 08, 2007 CET | From | Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | (4) STRONGLY support; (3) STRONGLY support; (2) Moderately support.....we would prefer that the government just SUBSIDIZE failing industries, but that is better than the current law. (1) ADAMANTLY oppose!!! DFP strongly supports Free Trade but we are also committed fully to NATIONAL SECURITY. We just cannot allow weaponary to be sold to enemy nations or terrorists like Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, etc. |
| Date | 04:13:12, August 08, 2007 CET | From | Deus Ex Machina Party | To | Debating the Modernization of Industry Act of 2440 |
| Message | We disagree with 3 and believe that defense is too important for the government not to fund. However the government should not monopolize defense industries either. All other proposals are supported, and the bill is a fair compromise. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 273 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 477 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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