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Bill: Economic Freedom Act of November 2456
Details
Submitted by[?]: Saiken Renmei
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: July 2457
Description[?]:
| There has been a slight shift in our party's ideology, and we shall now be more supportive for aggressive capitalism and giant corporations. Death to the proles! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Local governments regulate foreign investments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:07:45, September 17, 2007 CET | From |  Pan-Sekowan Fascist Front | To | Debating the Economic Freedom Act of November 2456 |
| Message | We agree on proposals 3 and 6 but they are not enough for us to join this. While we are far from a communist party, we want strict goverment restrictions on economy, not free capitalism. |
| Date | 10:41:35, September 17, 2007 CET | From | Plato's Republican Party | To | Debating the Economic Freedom Act of November 2456 |
| Message | Plato's Republicans believe in a strong central government which still provides freedom and the opportunities for happiness that all Sekowans deserve. We cannot agree with this bill. |
| Date | 21:59:24, September 17, 2007 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the Economic Freedom Act of November 2456 |
| Message | Corporations must never be allowed power, and Capitalism, if it must exist needs to be controlled, thereofre we are voting no. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 113 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 486 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress." - John Clapham |