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Bill: Réforme socialiste de Kanjor
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nouveau Jacobins
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 2490
Description[?]:
| A leap forward for Kanjor |
Proposals
Article 1
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: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: There are no laws regulating what citizens can put into their bodies.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:04:38, November 21, 2007 CET | From |  Union Pour Un Movement Populaire | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | I disagree with but one proposal. Therefore I cannot in good faith vote for this bill. Next time, I advise you to split it. |
| Date | 03:25:38, November 22, 2007 CET | From | Nouveau Jacobins | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | We were quite sure this wouldn't pass regardless, but we would like to establish our position on things for the coming election. And if you don't mind us asking, which proposal? |
| Date | 04:27:45, November 22, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | Radical, but we will do it. Here's to the Great Leap Forward. |
| Date | 07:59:16, November 22, 2007 CET | From | La partie modérée très extrême | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | hah forward? to what? communism? i think not |
| Date | 00:23:05, November 23, 2007 CET | From | Parti Libertaire | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | Abso-freakin'-lutely not. What are trying to do, become a communism? HAHAHAHAAHAA. |
| Date | 05:40:53, November 23, 2007 CET | From | La partie modérée très extrême | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | PPPP is COMMUNIST D< |
| Date | 10:45:25, November 23, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | Dangit this was going to be Kanjor's Great Leap Forward... |
| Date | 17:01:35, November 23, 2007 CET | From | Union Pour Un Movement Populaire | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | I like 8, I like 4, I like 3, I like 1. |
| Date | 21:29:13, November 23, 2007 CET | From | Nouveau Jacobins | To | Debating the Réforme socialiste de Kanjor |
| Message | Well, you could call us Communist, but that'd be a gross oversimplification. We're more Socialist Libertarian, Anarcho-Syndcalist, worker self-management, that kind of thing. No gulags for us, thank you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 46 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 204 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Alduria, Rildanor and Lourenne all have Canrilaise (French) cultures. |
| Random quote: "Proud Darnussians? Darnussian is an insult, nothing more! You should all try to be more like we are, the Narikatonites!" - Nikolai Shukanov, former Narikatonite politician |