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Bill: Bill 013-A; Nationalize Idle Factories
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party of Bailon
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: March 2448
Description[?]:
| Realizing the need to provide employment to our citizens; Realizing the need to continue on a positive economic footing; The Social Democratic Party hereby calls on the Government to enact a law that will nationalize vacant or idle factories, being those that have been unable to maintain sustained production for a period of ONE year. The Social Democratic Party calls on these nationalized factories to be placed under management by a Workers Council comprised of former employees that will maintain and conduct marketing and production out of these facilities to meet the local and national demands of the nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
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: 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 2
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:10:28, August 26, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Bailon | To | Debating the Bill 013-A; Nationalize Idle Factories |
| Message | The Social Democratic Party calls on support for this motion to proceed to vote with positive results. |
| Date | 00:25:09, August 27, 2007 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Bill 013-A; Nationalize Idle Factories |
| Message | Vote nay! We cannot allow these communist lies to taint our nation! |
| Date | 02:02:49, August 27, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Bailon | To | Debating the Bill 013-A; Nationalize Idle Factories |
| Message | Communism? Hardly. We are proposing an act that will ensure employment to our citizens and that our national economy remains intact |
| Date | 18:31:21, August 27, 2007 CET | From | National Conservative Party | To | Debating the Bill 013-A; Nationalize Idle Factories |
| Message | Ensuring employment by means of state monopolies and overzealous DWCs!? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 104 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 528 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 48 |
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