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Bill: Economic Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party of Saridan
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: August 2479
Description[?]:
| This bill is needed in order to restructure the economy of the country, and to give proper rights to the workers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 3
Current: 40
Proposed: 4
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 3
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: 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.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:04:04, October 31, 2007 CET | From |  Social Democratic Party of Saridan | To | Debating the Economic Bill |
| Message | I'm pleased to hear your opinions and ideas. |
| Date | 03:20:02, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Partido Comunista de Saridan | To | Debating the Economic Bill |
| Message | The values were better before the Secular Progressive Party bill. |
| Date | 04:09:26, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Saridan | To | Debating the Economic Bill |
| Message | what values are you refering to? |
| Date | 05:15:26, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Party One | To | Debating the Economic Bill |
| Message | This bill might pass |
| Date | 08:29:42, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Sinistra Europea Communist Party - P.R.C | To | Debating the Economic Bill |
| Message | I agree... i hope than will be possible to change article 4 in " employers cannot fire workers" |
| Date | 15:45:37, October 31, 2007 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Saridan | To | Debating the Economic Bill |
| Message | I've changed the article 4, but i'm afraid this won't pass trough parliament, we know the position of the Secular Progressives, and the Monarchist. However, theres nothing wrong on trying. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 89 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 166 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 45 |
| Random fact: For more information on Particracy's former colonial nations, check out http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6640 |
| Random quote: "Those who are responsible for the national security must be the sole judges of what the national security requires. It would be obviously undesirable that such matters should be made the subject of evidence in a court of law or otherwise discussed in public." - Unattributed member of the the House of Lords on the removal of trade union rights |