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Bill: Farm Independence Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Corporate Raider 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: April 2098
Description[?]:
| As farmers are businessmen, and as they sell a vital product , they should not be constrained by governments which limit their potential through financial incentives or disincentives, nor should they be constrained as to the size of their farms. Therefore, farmers should be given their financial independence by eliminating all governmental subsuidies and allowing them to be as prosperous as their hard work and initiative will allow. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:42:13, August 17, 2005 CET | From | Newly Organised Obnoxious Barbarians | To | Debating the Farm Independence Act |
| Message | I oppose, this will make the market be overwhelmed with goods as potatoes, corn, milk, etc... Causing a crash of the economy. However.. if the subsiding is denied, the farmers will maybe produce less thus balancing the overproduction |
| Date | 00:43:46, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Farm Independence Act |
| Message | Naturally, the SDP opposes this measure. We commend the CRP on the naming of this particular bill, which manages to avoid the doublethink of other bills. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 1 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 151 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 68 |
| Random fact: When elections in a country are held, all bills in the voting phase are reset to the debate phase. |
| Random quote: "The political ballot box stands for willingness to be ruled by somebody other than yourself." - Alvin Lowi, Jr. |