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Bill: Advertising Prohibition
Details
Submitted by[?]: Zardugal Anarchist 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: June 2443
Description[?]:
| Advertising is a bane on all citizens. Advertising is a menace, which serves to bias otherwise rational decisions making. To remain competitive in such a market place companies must spend millions not on improving productivity or even paying their workers but on advertising an art, which at its core is designed to deceive our citizens. Advertising is a game where no one wins and everybody loses. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is prohibited.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:02:58, August 16, 2007 CET | From |  Progressive Liberals | To | Debating the Advertising Prohibition |
| Message | Advertising creates demand, which creates employment. It can also be used by NGOs and for informative and educational uses. |
| Date | 20:43:56, August 16, 2007 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Advertising Prohibition |
| Message | The National Party believes that while advertising should be regulated to ensure accuracy of claims, it should not be banned outright. Freedom of speech, we believe, applies to corporations as well. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 33 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 335 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 33 |
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