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Bill: War Capitalism
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Arab Party of Kafuristan
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2475
Description[?]:
| The Private Sector shall be the sole producer, and the State the consumer. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 30
Current: 25
Proposed: 49
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 10
Proposed: 25
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Current: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Forest management.
Old value:: Local governments are required to operate forestry agencies, which own and manage all forest land.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 11
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: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 30
Current: 25
Proposed: 49
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Article 16
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 500,000,000 KAF | 75,000,000,000 KAF | 100,000,000,000 KAF |
| Foreign Affairs | 4,000,000,000 KAF | 100,000,000,000 KAF | 200,000,000,000 KAF |
| Internal Affairs | 55,000,000,000 KAF | 50,000,000,000 KAF | 0 KAF |
| Finance | 2,700,000,000 KAF | 100,000,000,000 KAF | 100,000,000,000 KAF |
| Defence | 200,000,000,000 KAF | 1,645,000,000,000 KAF | 3,000,000,000,000 KAF |
| Justice | 6,000,000,000 KAF | 180,000,000,000 KAF | 0 KAF |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 101,000,000,000 KAF | 150,000,000,000 KAF | 0 KAF |
| Health and Social Services | 205,000,000,000 KAF | 150,000,000,000 KAF | 50,000,000,000 KAF |
| Education and Culture | 132,000,000,000 KAF | 200,542,795,701 KAF | 50,000,000,000 KAF |
| Science and Technology | 35,000,000,000 KAF | 100,000,000,000 KAF | 0 KAF |
| Food and Agriculture | 44,000,000,000 KAF | 80,000,000,000 KAF | 48,000,000,000 KAF |
| Environment and Tourism | 5,000,000,000 KAF | 80,000,000,000 KAF | 1,000,000,000 KAF |
| Trade and Industry | 47,000,000,000 KAF | 50,000,000,000 KAF | 0 KAF |
| Total | 837,200,000,000 KAF | 2,960,542,795,701 KAF | 3,549,000,000,000 KAF |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:47:30, October 23, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the War Capitalism |
| Message | One side is more than good. A few articles just changed my mind. |
| Date | 01:51:06, October 24, 2007 CET | From | Republican Party of Kafuristan (KRC) | To | Debating the War Capitalism |
| Message | I would vote yes absolutely if the spending and tax was lower. |
| Date | 07:03:12, October 24, 2007 CET | From |  National Arab Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the War Capitalism |
| Message | Oh come on. They don't affect your ingame ideology. Come-on, it'll be fun to do Capitalistic Stalinism! |
| Date | 15:03:59, October 24, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the War Capitalism |
| Message | Haha.... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 115 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 145 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 245 |
| 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. |
| Random quote: "History is made by angry minorities, not by passive majorities." - Fareed Zakaria |