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Bill: Wealth Re-distribution
Details
Submitted by[?]: Makonian Stalinist Coalition
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: May 2098
Description[?]:
| A series of measures to make life easier for the workers of Davostan. This bill will ensure a better deal for the public as a whole and will help end the unjust bourgeious class system currently being enforced upon our good citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:58:20, August 18, 2005 CET | From |  Patriarchal Party | To | Debating the Wealth Re-distribution |
| Message | I'm not going to vote for communist proposals. More importantly, nobody else will either! (Ok, maybe the NWU, but they only have 12 seats.) |
| Date | 12:44:08, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Makonian Stalinist Coalition | To | Debating the Wealth Re-distribution |
| Message | I am willing to negotiate, what changes can I make that would leave the bills intentions but make them moderate enough to get your votes? |
| Date | 15:37:47, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Neo Republican Party! | To | Debating the Wealth Re-distribution |
| Message | no |
| Date | 15:59:13, August 18, 2005 CET | From | Patriarchal Party | To | Debating the Wealth Re-distribution |
| Message | There aren't really any compromises you could make which would persuade me to support this bill. I could support Article 1 with further justification and an assurance that elective surgery would not automatically be free. (Each case should go before some sort of medical board to decide how much the patient should pay if we are going to ban private clinics.) Just to make this clear: I would not vote for Articles 2-4 as the current situation with regards to these is the best IMHO. But if you want to make Article 1 into a separate bill, then we an debate that properly there. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 392 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 12 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Democrats couldn't care less if people in Indiana hate them. But if Europeans curl their lips, liberals can't look at themselves in the mirror." - Ann Coulter |