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Bill: Vital Industries Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Real Labour 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: May 2475
Description[?]:
| "Many of our nation's vital industries have been sold off into private hands. The role of the government is to act in the public interest. The role of the private compacy is to maximum dividends for shareholders. In matters such as energy production, private transport and the like it is immediately apparent why private companies should not be in control. The RLP seeks to commence redressment of the this problem through this act" - Summer Orange, Director General |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Current: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Proposed: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:06:13, October 21, 2007 CET | From | Grotto Combination | To | Debating the Vital Industries Act |
| Message | "The Grotto Combination has been part of the legislation in years 2336 -- 2373. And it had a strong centralistic ideology. And it had only brought Keymon into missery. Soon the GC completely disappeared due to lack of support. Now the GC has been reacreated, with a new leadership. We will not do the same mistake again. We shall support natural selection and competition. Therefore we simply cannot support this bill." -- Ladislav Kurak |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 18 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 78 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 24 |
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| Random quote: "Someone who wields power in name only can never compete with those who wield it through action." - Franz Reichert, former Luthorian politician |