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Bill: Business Intervention Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Peasants League
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: October 2459
Description[?]:
| The government should intervene in business in order to ensure that companies vital to the nation, either because of jobs, or what they produce, are able to survive short term problems. |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:32:48, September 21, 2007 CET | From |  Ligue d'Ecclésiastiques Catholique | To | Debating the Business Intervention Bill |
| Message | We give full support to this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 102 |
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