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Bill: Solentian Economics Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
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: September 2477
Description[?]:
| To improve the financial situation of Solentia and to develop a more free, enterprise-oriented state, the Conservative and Morality Party supports the following; 10 STEPS TO A BETTER SOLENTIAN ECONOMY. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 8
Current: 0
Proposed: 4
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 6
Current: 0
Proposed: 5
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 8
Current: 0
Proposed: 4
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Current: The government discriminates against minorities in its hiring.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:54:59, October 27, 2007 CET | From |  Labour Party of Solentia | To | Debating the Solentian Economics Bill |
| Message | We disagree with a large proportion of this bill, therefore the Labour Party will be voting no. Irene Edwards, Labour Shadow Finance Minister |
| Date | 15:56:10, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Solentian Economics Bill |
| Message | Such is to be expected from the left Ms.Edwards, however I hope that you will keep in mind the bennefits that such changes could have on Solentia. Sir Thomas Hill, Supreme President. |
| Date | 17:11:10, October 27, 2007 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Solentian Economics Bill |
| Message | We support |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 189 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 206 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 30 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: “The people's war isn't just a war of destruction, it is also a war of construction. We will build new facilities, new hospitals, new farms. We will seek to improve the lives of the people around us. This struggle will be as costly as the struggle against the bourgeois army, and indeed will be even more damaging to the enemy.” - Comrade X, former Hulstrian politician |