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Bill: Economics Act 2453
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Conservative 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: January 2454
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: 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.
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 10
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:47:28, September 10, 2007 CET | From |  Capitalist Working Families | To | Debating the Economics Act 2453 |
| Message | (1) The current law saves the Rutanian taxpayers huge sums of money on military spending while preserving Free Enterprise therefore we are opposed. (2) ok (3) ADAMANTLY opposed. A Central Bank is critically necessary to oversee the infrastructure of the other private banks to maintain STABILITY in the economy. Remember our FRIEND: Alexander Hamilton!!! (4) ADAMANTLY opposed!!! What is the use of giving workers a "right to organize and collectively bargain" if they do not have a right to strike??? (5) opposed but we don't support the current law either. (6) Opposed. We believe the Mininum Wage should be ABOLISHED b/c the Price of Labor should be dictated by the market instead of a Gov't bureaucrat. However, we strongly support rapid unionization of workers to ensure just and equitable wages. (7) support. (8) ADAMANTLY opposed. Workers that are critical to the economy should definitely have a right to strike and thereby get paid the HIGHEST wages in the economy. (9) ADAMANTLY, ADAMANTLY, ADAMANTLY opposed!!! Not only should DWC(s) have a right to run businesses in the FREE MARKET as capitalists, but they should also be given loans to help them compete with Multi-National corporations. (10) opposed. Law is fine as is. |
| Date | 00:14:50, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Deus Ex Machina Party | To | Debating the Economics Act 2453 |
| Message | This is awful. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 256 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 493 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 1 |
| Random fact: In order for a Cabinet bill to pass, more than half of the legislature must vote for it and all of the parties included in the proposed Cabinet must support it. If your nation has a Head of State who is also the Head of Government, then the party controlling this character must also vote for the bill, since the Head of Government is also a member of the Cabinet. If any of these requirements are not met, the bill will not pass. |
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