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Bill: Economic Viability Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pharaoh's People's 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: January 2448
Description[?]:
| A bill to ensure the economic fairness and viability of the nation and her people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
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 private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 4
Current: 19
Proposed: 15
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:53:32, August 24, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Economic Viability Act |
| Message | Fairness? That is a laughable description of this bill. Article 1 and 2 are nothing but the government taking control of industry, stopping private citizens from having ambitions and goals. Article 3 tries to regulate companies hiring policies. If they want to be a successful company, they will always look to hire the best candidate, but if they choose not to on the basis of prejudice, who are we to stop them? Article 4 is monstrous. It allows workers to strike for any conditions they like, without employers having any comeback. It assumes workers have a fictious right to their jobs. |
| Date | 21:11:41, August 25, 2007 CET | From | Pharaoh's People's Party | To | Debating the Economic Viability Act |
| Message | This bill is a perfect example of fairness, and in general preventing the privilaged, elite few from controlling the masses with the property they have illicitly gained. Each of the articles you mentioned is simply a measure to ensure that the plutocrats do not corrupt our fair nation. |
| Date | 13:19:44, August 26, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Economic Viability Act |
| Message | How is putting the government in charge stopping industry being controlled by the elite? All you are doing is fixing the system, destroying opportunity, so there is no chance for any of our citizens to be anything but a worker. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 36 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 11 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 53 |
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