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Bill: Privatisation, and General Economics bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Totalitarian Capitalist 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: July 2443
Description[?]:
| The CMP believe that in order to have fairer industrial and commercial sectors, we need to give private companies a chance to shine and to give greater freedom to them. As such, we have created the following bill. Article 1: We feel that we should leave the private sector to manage agriculture, but keep vital crops produced on state owned farms. This will give farmers the freedom to do what they wish, as well as making sure that we always have a basic food supply available. Article 2: Trade union members must be forced to hold a ballot before striking, otherwise a minority could decide that they are going to strike, and disrupt things needlessly. Article 3: The government should be able to seize private property for both governmental and corporate use. If the government doesn't need it, perhaps a company doing good for the country and it's people does. Article 4: Gambling produces a huge revenue for our nation. As such we feel it should be legal everywhere, and completely unregulated. Regulation only stifles growth. Article 5: Private companies already own other services in the country and are doing extremely well. It is time we gave them the chance to run our country's TOC's. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may not seize private property.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Proposed: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:44:53, August 13, 2007 CET | From |  Democratic Reform Party | To | Debating the Privatisation, and General Economics bill |
| Message | The DRP does not support the extension of Eminent Domain. |
| Date | 15:15:20, August 13, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Unification Party | To | Debating the Privatisation, and General Economics bill |
| Message | Ths SUP cannot support articles 4 and 5 and does not support seisure of property for corporate use |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 36 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 22 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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