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Bill: Royalist Deregulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Royalist Confederacy
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: February 2490
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
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 but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 8
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: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 9
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 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 is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:30:45, November 20, 2007 CET | From |  "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | Actually all 14 articles go too far for us. We could agree on some moderate proposals concerning deregulation... |
| Date | 18:38:36, November 20, 2007 CET | From | Royalist Confederacy | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | Time for moderate proposals is over we need to establish true free market economy. Only liberty can help us achive prosperity after the civil war. |
| Date | 19:49:32, November 20, 2007 CET | From | SocLib '82 | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | Good luck passing it then.. |
| Date | 20:12:43, November 20, 2007 CET | From | Royalist Confederacy | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | It's not about passing, the lefist parties don't want free market, it's about showing our pricipals. |
| Date | 20:18:56, November 20, 2007 CET | From | SocLib '82 | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | Hutori doesn't need parties to show principles, it needs progress and change. We are all for deregulation and advocate such a policy, but the proposals in this bill are too extreme. Articles 3, 4, and 5 are the only ones that we could probably support. The rest go beyond deregulation and create a society that has a skeletal government. Government is at times unnecessarily intrusive, but to strip it of all power is to strip Hutorians of their basic needs and rights. |
| Date | 06:10:47, November 21, 2007 CET | From | CSA Democratic Socialist Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | Uh, no. |
| Date | 07:43:35, November 21, 2007 CET | From | Hutorian Revolutionist's Party | To | Debating the Royalist Deregulation Act |
| Message | nope |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 112 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 139 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
| 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. |
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