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Bill: Capitalist Economies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Freedom 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: April 2102
Description[?]:
| I know this wont pass, but ah well. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 60
Current: 30
Proposed: 20
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
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 The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Current: Only adults are allowed to purchase fireworks
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
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 Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions are illegal.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 40
Current: 20
Proposed: 0
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certain period of time.
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:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:56:54, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Anarchista Kommunista Csapat | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | Never! This atrocious. |
| Date | 19:41:56, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Kaiserliche Bundpartei | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | This isn't capitalist, this is facist. |
| Date | 20:23:26, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Freedom Party | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | Might want to check the definition of fascism before making such strong comments ;) ----------------------------------- FASCIST 1) A philosophy or system of government that is marked by stringent social and economic control, a strong, centralized government usually headed by a dictator, and often a policy of belligerent nationalism. 2) Nation/Ethnic group racial purity/supremacy inferior nations or ethnic groups 3) (a) an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views 3) (b) relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist propaganda" 4) Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. The word fascism (uncapitalized) has come to mean any political stance or system of government resembling Mussolini's, as further discussed below. ----------------------------------- As you can see, there is little government authoritarianism in this bill ;) |
| Date | 23:15:59, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Kommunistische Arbeitspartei | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | This is the most evil thing you've ever proposed, though it's not a surprise. |
| Date | 01:33:09, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Anarchista Kommunista Csapat | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | Making unions illegal is not government authoritarianism? |
| Date | 02:27:57, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Kaiserliche Bundpartei | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | Not to mention strikes illegal. Capitalism in essence is about a free market, and unions and strikes are the labour section of government excersizing it's powers in that context. Making them illegal and robbing the workers of such rights is about as free market and taking away all power from onwers. |
| Date | 03:41:53, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Anti-Satanism Party | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | dude I'm more pro-capitilsm then pro-commie but this is horid. |
| Date | 08:57:43, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Freedom Party | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | OOC: Meh, I dont nessasarily agree with all of the points I proposed. But somebody needs to be the radical capitalist around here :P IC: Our party stands for a greater control and a greater freedom for business in the market. |
| Date | 10:42:37, August 27, 2005 CET | From | Kaiserliche Bundpartei | To | Debating the Capitalist Economies Act |
| Message | OOC, we should all just be argueing based upon our party's beliefs. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 219 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "Socialists like to tout their confiscation and redistribution schemes as noble and caring, but we should ask if theft is ever noble or caring." - Robert Hawes |